The invention provides a method for extracting
paclitaxel from induction of
taxus chinensis var. mairei
axillary bud germination in vitro and then cultivation and production. On the basis of a WPM (
woody plant medium) minimal medium, the method uses (800-1000) mg / L of (NH4)2SO4 to replace 990 mg / L of K2SO4 to obtain the improved WPM minimal medium, and adding 0.01-4.5 mg / L of TIBA;
pruning annualyoung shoots from a
taxus chinensis var. mairei tree,
cutting into small stem sections in 2.5cm, sterilizing, inoculating to the improved WPM minimal medium, and performing alternative culture, namely light culture and dark culture, in an artificial climate box for culturing temperature, wherein the temperature is 25+ / -1 DEG C in the
daytime and is 20+ / -1 DEG C in the night, the illumination intensity is 1500lx, and
relative humidity is 80%, thus rapidly and successfully inducing axillary buds based on the WPM plus 0.01-4.5 mg / LTIBA. By using the method, the industrialization of the
taxus chinensis var. mairei axillary buds can be realized with large scale, short period, high
reproduction rate and low cost. Buds can be induced around 15 days with 100% induction rate; and the taxus chinensis var. mairei axillary buds induced by the method is thick and short and has freshly green color. The content of
paclitaxel in buds obtained by the method can reach 0.0042% in fifty days, which is higher than that of
paclitaxel in natural buds.