The invention discloses a method for preparing oridonin from
rabdosia rubescens. The method comprises the following steps of: (1), crushing
rabdosia rubescens material, adding 60%-90%
methanol solution for ultrasonically extracting for two to three times with each time being 20-50 minutes, combining and filtering, adding an ultra-
filtration membrane for ultra-
filtration, concentrating permeate in vacuum under reduced pressure to obtain a concentrated solution; (2), adding the concentrated solution to
macroporous resin for adsorbing and evaporating
moisture and packing, using a
mixed solution of
dichloromethane and
acetone for eluting, collecting fraction components, and concentrating under reduced pressure; and extracting the concentrated solution by an
ethyl acetate solution and collecting the extracting solution; (3), and purifying the concentrated extracting solution by adopting high-speed counter-current
chromatography, carrying out online monitoring by an
ultraviolet detector, collecting target components according to a figure, recycling a
reagent and
drying under reduced pressure to obtain the oridonin. The method for preparing the oridonin is simple to operate, high in product yield, high in purity, capable of recycling the
reagent and low in production cost.