The invention relates to a method for extracting high-purity scutellarin from breviscapin. The method comprises the following steps: the breviscapin raw material is extracted by using organic solvent, the filtrate is added with clarifying agent for coagulation and clarifying, the coagulated and clarified filtrate is absorbed by macroporous absorbent resin and is eluted with water, the water eluent is concentrated through a reverse osmosis membrane or nanofiltration membrane, the concentrated solution is added with the organic solvent for standing and precipitation, the sediment is filtered and collected, the aqueous solution of the organic solvent is added and stirred to be suspendible, and after standing a night, the sediment is filtered, collected and washed to be near-neutral with water to obtain the high-purity scutellarin after drying. The alkali is not used in the entire process, the clarifier is used for removing the water insoluble matter, the impurity removal is carried out by using the macroporous absorbent resin, the concentration is carried out by using the reverse osmosis membrane or the nanofiltration membrane, the scutellarin plant salt is prevented from being heated and degraded in water, the content of the prepared scutellarin can reach above 97 percent, the quality is stable, the process is simple and the pollution is little.