The invention provides an extraction method for 
resveratrol from giant knotweed 
rhizome. Plants like giant knotweed 
rhizome, peanut 
rhizome, branches and leaves of grape and mulberry leaves having undergone 
enzymatic hydrolysis and 
fermentation can be used as raw materials. The extraction method comprises the following steps: adding 
superoxide dismutase according to the proportion of the raw materials and then adding an 
ethanol solvent with a concentration of 80% for extraction; combining obtained extracts, carrying out vacuum concentration and complete 
recovery of 
ethanol, adding a saturated 
chitosan solution into an obtained concentrate, and allowing an extract to be precipitated in a deposition manner; adding an 
ethanol solvent weighing 20 times of an obtained precipitate and having a concentration of 40% to dissolve the precipitate, then carrying out filtering, concentrating a filtrate, adding a 
chitosan solution into the concentrated filtrate and carrying out standing and 
centrifugation at normal temperature so as to obtain a 
solid precipitate; and adding an ethanol 
solvent weighing 20 times of the 
solid precipitate and having a concentration of 40% to dissolve the 
solid precipitate, then carrying out filtering, concentrating a filtrate, adding a 
chitosan solution into the concentrated filtrate, carrying out standing and 
centrifugation at normal temperature so as to obtain a solid precipitate and washing the solid precipitate with 
purified water until a washing liquid does not contain a 
pigment; and successively carrying out 
vacuum drying and crushing so as to obtain a product with purity of 50 to 60%. Compared with a conventional production method, the extraction method provided by the invention enables yield of 
resveratrol to be increased by more than 30%.