Abstract:Objective:To explore the optimal supercritical-CO2 fluid extraction technique of extracting tanshinones in Radix salviae.Method: The contents of tanshinones were determined by HPLC. Choosing the overall contents of 3 tanshinones as inspecting marker and uniform-design as method, the experimentation was carried out to study the main factors that influence the result of extraction. Result:Among all the 5 inspected factors, the amount of entrainer was most notable. The optimal technique of extraction was: extraction pressure at 30 MPa; extraction temperature at 40 ℃; separation pressure of separating kettleⅠat 6 MPa; separation temperature of separating kettleⅠat 50 ℃; the amount of entrainer at 10%.Conclusion: Adopting supercritical-CO2 fluid extraction method to extract the tanshinones in Radix salviae was feasible. The contents of tanshinones in the extract were high and the manipulation was simple、convenient and time saving.