The application discloses a method for treating rhizoma polygonati culm and simultaneously extracting total
flavones and xylo-oligosaccharides by adopting a
steam explosion technology and application, and comprises the following steps: after the rhizoma polygonati culm is crushed and pre-impregnated, the rhizoma polygonati culm is placed into a
steam explosion storage tank to be exploded, and after the treatment,
alcohol extraction and
acid hydrolysis are used to extract
alcohol-soluble total
flavones and xylo-
oligosaccharide crude extract respectively. The application generates strong shearing force by instant
pressure release of high-temperature and high-pressure steam, effectively destroys the
crystal structure of lignocellulose, promotes the
glycosidic bond breakage of the main chain of
hemicellulose, reduces the
polymerization degree of
xylan, generates xylo-oligosaccharides, and forms a loose porous structure and increases the surface area by explosion, thereby promoting the
dissolution of flavonoids, avoiding the tediousness of repeated extraction in the traditional method, and being green, efficient and
pollution-free. Through the technology, the xylo-oligosaccharides and
alcohol-soluble total
flavones can reach 47.7 g / kg and 45.4 mg / g respectively; compared with the content of alcohol-soluble total flavones of 0.366% of the rhizoma polygonati culm
raw material, the technology is increased by about 10 times.