The invention discloses a
wax myrtle leaf total-
flavonoid extracting method which takes
oxidation activity resistance as an index. The method comprises the steps of mixing
ethanol and
wax myrtle leaves according to the liquid / material ratio of (10-25)mL: 1g, extracting for 5-11 minutes at the temperature of 60-90 DEG C by adopting a
microwave-assisted extraction method, carrying out
centrifugation for 5 minutes at the rate of 3,500r / min, and extracting supernatant, thereby obtaining a
wax myrtle leaf extract, wherein the extraction time is 7.00 minutes when the extraction temperature is 73.3 DEG C, the equivalent of Trolox in the extract assayed by using a
DPPH (2,2-di-phenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) method and an
ABTS (2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)-diammonium salt) method respectively is 1,352.10mu mol / g and 1,438.73mu mol / g when the liquid / material ratio is 20mL: 1g, and the content of total flavonoids of the extract is 70.94 mg / g. The invention further provides a method for optimizing a wax myrtle leaf total-
flavonoid extracting process by using a
response surface methodology, wherein
oxidation activity resistance is taken as an index, three variables, namely extraction temperature, extraction time and liquid / material ratio, are set, and optimization is carried out by using
Design Expert software according to Box-Behnken design principles. The method has the advantages that the cost is low, the extraction time is short, the extraction efficiency is high, and the source of raw materials is wide.