The invention relates to an ultrasonic
reflux extraction process of
artemisinin. The process comprises the following steps of 1, material mixing, wherein
artemisia apiacea leaves are naturally dried,the dried
artemisia apiacea leaves are put into a
reflux extractor provided with an ultrasonic oscillator, and
petroleum ether with a boiling range specification of 95 DEG C is added; 2, extraction, wherein after
artemisia apiacea residues are filtered, an extraction solution mainly containing
artemisinin,
plant wax, volatile oil, and
artemisinic acid is obtained; 3, collection, wherein after a
mixed solution of
petroleum ether and
ethyl acetate with the volume ratio of 92% is adopted for
gradient elution, a flow part containing
artemisinin is obtained; 4,
drying, wherein the flow part containing artemisinin is subjected to vacuum decompression concentration and concentrated till the volume ratio of the flow part is 1 / 100-1 / 200; 5,
crystallization, wherein an artemisinin crude product is added into 95%
alcohol the weight of which is 60-80 times of that of the artemisinin crude product for
dissolution, after
filtration, a filtrate is placed into a concentration tank for concentration, and artemisinin crystals are obtained after
filtration and dried at 80-85 DEG C for 4-6 hours to obtain an artemisinin fine product. In short, the process has the advantages that the preparation process is simple, the purification efficiency is high, and the preparation cost is low.