In this study, Zanthoxylum bungeanum extracts were prepared using seven solvents: de-ionized water, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and benzene. The volatile compositions in the extracts were qualitatively analyzed using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography mass spectrometry detection, and the alkylamide composition was determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. The extract compositions differed with respect to the solvents. A total of 49 volatile components belonging to four groups - terpenoids, alcohols, esters, and ketones -were identified in the extracts. The Z. bungeanum extracts were either ester or terpenoid type, dominated by linalyl acetate. Multivariate analysis divided the extracts into three distinct groups based on principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis. Water, methanol, and ethanol with strongly polarity, could be applied in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.