The application discloses a preparation method of trans-cuparemic acid, which comprises the following steps: step one, crushing and mixing; step two, extracting by heating and refluxing with
ethyl acetate; step three, secondary extraction; step four, reducing pressure concentration; step five,
elution treatment; and step six, concentration and recrystallization; wherein in the step one, cupressaceae plants are dried and crushed, and then screened; subsequently, the screened cupressaceae
plant powder is uniformly mixed with equal amount of
calcium carbonate powder to obtain mixed
powder, which is prepared for use; in the step two, appropriate mixed powder obtained in the step one is weighed, and a certain amount of
ethyl acetate is added to obtain a mixture; subsequently, the obtained mixture is boiled by heating for 2 hours, and a first extraction liquid is obtained by filtering; the application can effectively avoid
pigment interference, and only one
column chromatography operation is needed in the
separation process; the obtained trans-cuparemic acid has large yield and high purity, and can be produced on a large scale.