The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a biflavone compound extracted from maidenhair flowers as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The molecular formula of the biflavone compound is C33H24O16, the biflavone compound is named as 8,8'-
methylene bis(2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-
chromone, the chemical
structural formula of the biflavone compound is shown in the specification, and the biflavone compound is used for preparing
neuroprotective drugs. The preparation method sequentially comprises the following steps:
ethanol extraction, n-butyl
alcohol extraction,
silica gel column chromatography,
polyamide, and
Sephadex LH-20. According to the method, the biflavone compound with high purity can be simply, conveniently and quickly extracted and separated, has a neuroprotective effect, can be prepared into tablets, granules, capsules and other dosage forms by being supplemented with pharmaceutically common auxiliary materials, and is used for improving and treating depression and other neurological diseases. Therefore, the biflavone compound can be used as a
natural product to develop new drugsof traditional Chinese medicines, and has a wide application prospect.