Abstract:In the present research, single-factor experiments and a three-variable, three-level Box-Behnken design were performed to study the ionic liquidsbased microwave-assisted extraction of biochanin A and genistein from D. odorifera T. Chen leaves. The optimum parameters were: 1.00 mol·L-1[C4MIM]Br, extraction temperature 56℃, liquid/solid ratio 18∶1 mL·g-1, extraction time 11 min, irradiation power 300 W. Under the optimal conditions, the average extraction yields of biochanin A and genistein were 1.598 and 0.939 mg·g-1, respectively.