A method for extracting
flavonoid compounds from
epimedium sagittatum comprises the following steps: crushing
epimedium sagittatum, carrying out
reflux extraction, carrying out reduced pressure
recovery to obtain an extract, suspending with
distilled water, and extracting with
petroleum ether,
dichloromethane,
ethyl acetate and n-butyl
alcohol at
room temperature to respectively obtain each part; the
dichloromethane part is separated, eluted and combined, and components Fr.A, Fr.B, Fr.C, Fr.D, Fr.E, Fr.F, Fr.G and Fr.H are obtained; eluting the component Fr.G, and combining to obtain components Fr.G1,..., Fr.G17 and Fr.G18; eluting the component Fr.G17, and combining the eluted component Fr.G17 to obtain components Fr.G 17.1,..., Fr.G 17.15,..., Fr.G 17.19; eluting a component Fr.G 17.15, recovering under reduced pressure, and merging to obtain components Fr.G 17.15. 1,..., Fr.G 17.15. 9, Fr.G 17.15. 10,..., Fr.G 17.15. 12; the preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out semi-
preparative HPLC (
High Performance Liquid Chromatography) purification on the component Fr.G 17.15. 10 to obtain a compound Epimesatine P; the preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out semi-
preparative HPLC (
High Performance Liquid Chromatography) purification on a component Fr.G 17.15. 9, and collecting components with different retention times, so as to respectively obtain the compounds Epimesatine Q, Epimesatine R and Epimesatine S. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: preparing the compound Fr.G 17.15. 9; the
flavonoid compound can be effectively extracted from
epimedium sagittatum, can be effectively used for treating
breast cancer, can be applied to preparation of anti-
breast cancer drugs, and has remarkable economic and
social benefits.