The invention discloses a surface artemisinin molecule imprinting adsorbing material of a vegetable sponge. The material is characterized characterized by being prepared by the following steps of: preparing a polymer by selecting vegetable sponge as a substrate material, taking artemisinin as a template molecule, taking itaconic acid and acrylamide as functional monomers, taking ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linking agent, taking azodiisobutyronitrile as an initiator and taking N,N-dimethylformamide as a solvent; and removing the artemisinin by using a hexane-diethyl ether mixed solution. The invention further provides a preparation method and an application method of the surface artemisinin molecule imprinting adsorbing material of the vegetable sponge. The surface artemisinin molecule imprinting adsorbing material of the vegetable sponge can separate the artemisinin with a structural analogue under normal pressure and temperature conditions; and the surface artemisinin molecule molecular imprinting adsorbing material of the vegetable sponge has the advantages of specificity, selectivity, good mechanical performance, good chemical stability, fast adsorbing speed, easiness for being eluted, biodegradability, simple process, regeneration capability, environmental friendliness and the like.