Objective: To study the alcohol extraction process for Anti Dementia Capsules in tanshinone Ⅱ A as a marker. Methods: The alcohol extraction process for anti Dementia Capsules was studied with the method of uniform design. The content of tanshinone Ⅱ A was determined by HPLC. Results: The content of tanshinone Ⅱ A was the highest when the following extraction condition was used: extracting with 95% alcohol (the proportion of solid to liquid was 1∶12), infusing medical materials for 24h and refluxing for 30min. The process was repeated twice...