Abstract:Based on the preliminary experiments, a three-variable, three-level Box-Behnken design was performed to study the aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) extraction of hyperin from Pyrola calliantha H. Andr.. The optimum parameters were as follows: extraction temperature 50℃, liquid /solid ratio 36∶1, (NH4)2SO4 concentration 22%, extraction time 22 min, extraction power 300 W and three extraction cycles. Under the optimal conditions, the average extraction yield of hyperin was 0.982 mg·g-1 and the purity was 0.443%. This study is significant for the application of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) extraction technology and utilization of P.calliantha H. Andr..