This study explores the antioxidant activities of solvent extracts from Rhus verniciflua, and the results were as follows. Total phenolic compound and flavonoid contents of Rhus verniciflua were 4.32±0.17 mg/100 g and 0.16±0.02 mg/100 g, respectively. Electron-donating abilities of solvent extracts from Rhus verniciflua proportionally increased with concentration, and ethyl acetate extract (95.4±0.4%) showed higher activity than that of BHT (93.3±1.7%) at a concentration of 1,000 μL/ mL. Reducing power of the solvent extracts from Rhus verniciflua was the highest in ethyl acetate extract (2.45±0.03) at a concentration of 1,000 μL/mL. Nitrite scavenging ability of the solvent extracts from Rhus verniciflua (pH 1.2, 1,000 μL/mL) was the highest in ethyl acetate extract (95.5±0.7%). Therefore, ethyl acetate extract from Rhus verniciflua has similar antioxidant activity as that of BHT.