The invention relates to a method for extracting
vitexin from
sandalwood leaves, which comprises the following steps: (1) taking
sandalwood leaves, washing with water,
drying, pulverizing, adding a
methanol solution, immersing, extracting under
reflux 1-3 times, merging the extracting solutions, and filtering to obtain a filtrate; (2)
drying the filtrate by
distillation to obtain a dry extractum, adding 50-95 DEG C hot water into the dry extractum to obtain a suspension, and regulating the pH value to an acidic state; (3) extracting with an
organic solvent 1-3 times, discarding the supernate, and taking the middle
emulsion layer for later use; enhancing the
alcohol concentration of the understratum suspension with
methanol, carrying out ultrasonic treatment, standing, and mixing the understratum precipitate-containing solution with the middle
emulsion layer; carrying out vacuum
filtration; and (4) washing the precipitate obtained after vacuum
filtration, dissolving in an
ethanol solution under
reflux, filtering, recrystallizing, and carrying out vacuum
filtration to obtain the
vitexin. The method has the advantages of simple technique and low production cost; and the
vitexin yield can achieve more than 75% of the theoretical content of vitexin.