Objective To explore the immunomodulatory effects on intestinal tract by polysaocharide from Dendranthema mrifolium and chlorogenic acid. Methods Polysaccharide was extracted from Dendranthema mrifolium with water and ethanol; the enteric mucosa lymphocytes were isolated from rats, and cocultured with polysaccharide and chlorogenic acid respectively. The level of IFN-γ and TNF-α in supernatants were assayed by ELISA . The immune modulatory effects on intestinal lymphocytes were compared between these two componnets. Results Polysaccharide and chlorogenic acid both increased the level of TNF-α and IFN-γ; moreover, chlorogenic acid shown more effective on IEL than polysaccharide. Conclusion Polysaccharide and chlorogenic acid both exert immune modulatory effect on lymphocytes of enteric mucosal immune system.