The invention discloses a purification method for salifying 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-hexahydroisoquinoline. The method comprises the following steps: allowing N-(2-cyclohexenyl ethyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl) acetamide to react with phosphorus oxychloride in xylene to obtain 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-hexahydroisoquinoline, carrying out reduced pressure evaporation to remove xylene and excessive phosphorus oxychloride, and adding a solvent with destroyed phosphorus oxychloride to destroy residual phosphorus oxychloride; and extracting the 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-hexahydroisoquinoline hydrochloride by using halogenated hydrocarbon, carrying out vacuum concentration to remove the solvent, adding a crystallization solvent, and crystallizing to obtain the high-purity 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-hexahydroisoquinoline hydrochloride. The method is convenient and safe in process and high in yield, the content of the arylation compound impurity 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydroisoquinoline is low, the amount of three wastes is small, and the method is suitable for industrial production.