The optimal technology of extracting soluble dietary fiber (SDF) from stems of Lonicera japonica by cellulose method was investigated and the properties of SDF were also analyzed. Based on singlefactor experiments, orthogonal experiments were performed to optimize the extractive conditions, and the results showed the optimum conditions were pH 4.8, at 45 ℃, 1∶12(g/mL)of material and water, cellulase 1.2% by volume, extracting for 6 h, 3 times.Under the above conditions, the yield of SDF was 3.57%, whose water holding capacity was 6.1 g/g, expansion force was 5.3 mL/g, oil holding capacity was 4.53 g/g, cation exchange capacity was 0.58 mmol/g, highest free radical scavenging rate on DPPH was 80.13%, and the SDF had excellent physical and chemical properties. The study indicated that the cellulose method can be used to extracting SDF from stems of Lonicera japonica.