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Objective: To establish an HPLC method for the determination of kaempferitrin in Celastri Orbiculati Fructus and to compare the quality of samples from different habitats in northeast China. Methods: The extracts were obtained by methanol ultrasonic method and kaempferitrin was determinated by HPLC. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent Zorbax Eclipse Plus C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) at 30℃ and the mobile phase was a mixture of methanol- 0.01 mol/L solution of potassium dihydrogenphosphate -glacial acetic acid (40:60:15). The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the detection wavelength was 254 nm. Results: The linearity range was 0.092 7-0.926 7 μg (r = 0.999 8), average recovery was 100.8%, and RSD = 1.1% (n = 6). Conclusion: This method is validated in terms of selectivity, linearity, precision, and accuracy. It can be used as the effective method for quality control. The determination results show that the longer the fruit sits followed by picking, the less contents it has.