The invention discloses a composite extract for improving sleep and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
plant extraction. According to the invention, four medicinal materials of spina date seed, lily,
lotus seed and poria cocos which are homologous in
medicine and food and have the effect of soothing the nerves are scientifically combined, and the composite extract for improving sleep is obtained by adopting a specific extraction process; according to the technology, active ingredients are efficiently released through the synergistic effect of
cellulase,
pectinase and acid
protease, and the yield of gamma-
aminobutyric acid and other
sedative substances is remarkably increased through a co-
fermentation system of
lactobacillus plantarum and
saccharomyces cerevisiae; lipid-soluble effective components are extracted by adopting glycyrrhizic acid and
rhamnolipid assisted ultrasonic extraction technology, and finally, embedding protection of the
active components is realized through a
chitosan oligosaccharide-
soybean lecithin system, so that thermal degradation and oxidation loss in the
processing process are reduced, and compared with a traditional single extraction method, the preparation method has the advantages that the cost is reduced; according to the method, high-yield gamma-
aminobutyric acid, jujuboside, triterpenic acid and other active ingredients can be obtained at the same time, and the effect of the composite extract is improved.