Abstract:Abstract: The purification of flavonoids from Artemisia Annua L.was studied by macroporous adsorption resins and antioxidant activity of the flavonoidswas was investigated. The adsorption and desorption effects of AB-8, DM-101, DA-201, D-101, SD-401 on flavonoids from Artemisia Annua L. were compared. Results show that the D-101 macroporous resin has the best adsorption and desorption effect. Through the investigation on the dynamic parameters of adsorption and desorption of D-101macroporous resin, the optimal conditions was obtained, adsorption conditions: the Sample concentration of flavonoids 1.55 mg/mL, flow velocity 2 mL/min, Sample volume 100 mL, then distilled water to wash, desorption conditions: eluant concentration 70% ethanol, eluant volume 250 mL, flow velocity of eluant 1 mL/min. Under the optimal conditions, the content of flavonoids is raised from 20.10 % to 80.32 %, ratio of desorption reaches 91.08%, and the yield of total flavones is 68.25%. The flavonoids from Artemisia Annua L. reveale obvious antioxidant effect on oil and fat. The antioxidant activity of flavonoids from Artemisia Annua L. is superior to not only ascorbic acid but also citric acid on oil, and it is somewhat higher than that of citric acid but inferior to ascorbic acid on fat.