Abstract: Anthocyanin is a kind of water soluble pigments existed in plant broadly which makes plant express red or purple color. Anthocyanin has good stability and many biological effects, such as antioxidant, anticancer, counteracting oxidative stress-associated chronic diseases. And it can be used as important functional adding component in food, medicine and cosmetic field. The article summarized progress of anthocyanins separation purification and component identification in order to provide research base for this kind of matter.