PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for collecting plant metabolite by which plant metabolite can be collected in a period longer than that by the conventional method.SOLUTION: The method for collecting plant metabolite includes connecting a collection pipe to at least either one of a wood part (vessel, tracheid) and a sieve part (sieve tube) of a plant to collect the plant metabolite through the collection pipe, and controlling the collection amount of the metabolite according to term, time, the amount of insolation, environmental temperature, or moisture.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】植物の代謝物を従来よりも長期的に採取可能にする技術を提供する。【解決手段】植物の木部(道管、仮道管)および篩部(師管)の少なくともいずれかに採取管を接続し、植物の代謝物を当該採取管から採取する。また、時期、時間、日照量、環境温度、湿度に応じて代謝物の採取量をコントロールする。植物体代謝物採取方法。【選択図】図1