Abstract: Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was used to determine the content of total flavonoids and total polysaccharides of reserved folium Artemisia argyi in different years. The study on chemical constituents of Artemisia Argyi found that the content of the total flavonoids increased year by year, peaking in the third year, then declined sharply; the overall trend of total polysaccharide content is gradually decreasing, in the first three years, the downward trend is moderate, then declines sharply in the fourth year.

Key words: Artemisia argyi, total flavonoids, total polysaccharide