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Objective: To establish HPLC method for the determination of 6'-O-caffeoylarbutin (1), arbutin (2), robustaside A (3), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (4), caffeic acid (5) and caffeic acid methyl ester (6) of Queshe tea. Methods: Using the SunFire® C18 (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) chromatographic column, mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid aqueous solution, the flow rate at 1.0 mL/min, and column temperature at 30 ℃ to optimum the extraction method of Queshe tea and investigate the linearity, stability and repeatability of the method. Results: With distilled water as the extraction solvent, the highest extraction rate can be obtained by ultrasonic extraction for 20 min. Under the above chromatographic conditions, 6'-O-caffeoylarbutin (1), arbutin (2), robustaside A (3), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (4), caffeic acid (5) and caffeic acid methyl ester (6) have good separation effect, and the experiment has good linearity, stability and repeatability. Conclusion: The method is simple, sensitive and accurate, and can be used for the detection of the above six main chemical components.