Abstract:
The flavonoids from stems of Silybum marianum were extracted with ethanol,and the extraction process was optimized by response surface methodology,four single factors test were made to investigate the effects of extraction time,ethanol concentration,material-liquid ratio on total flavonoids yield. The research findings showed that the optimized conditions were as follows :extraction time 50 min,extraction temperature61℃,ethanol concentration 40%,material-liquid ratio 1∶40. Under the conditions,the yield of flavonoids was4.71g/mg with results of a polynomial regression model were in agreement.