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Objective To optimize the extraction process by determing the volatile oil yield of steam distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia L..Methods Orthogonal test was carried out to compare two extraction effects between steam distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction by detecting the extraction ratio from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia L..Results Steam distillation time on volatile oil extraction has the greatest impaction,and the best condition of supercritical CO2 extraction was extraction pressure of 20 MPa,extraction temperature of 40 ℃,and flux of CO2 is 10 L/h.Conclusion Compared with steam distillation,supercritical CO2 extraction spends less time,has higher efficiency and less harm to the materiel after extracting.It adapts to batch process and is convenient for subsequent extraction technology.