Abstract:Objective: To study the method of extraction of active ingredient from complex Chinese patent medicine.Method: Supercritical fluid extraction(SFE) has been used to extract paeonol from Liuwei Dihuang pill and HPLC was used to analyze the extracts.Result: The methanol modified supercritical CO-1(0.4 mL·min-1)can effectively extract paeonol from Liuwei Dihuang pill.Conclusion: SFE-HPLC method of off-line for analysis of extract was simple,quick and accurate.