The solubility of oleanolic acid and of ursolic acid in (ethanol + water) mixed solvents was measured over the temperature range of (292.2 to 328.2) K. The solubility of oleanolic acid and of ursolic acid in the (ethanol + water) mixed solvent systems increase with increasing the mole fraction of ethanol in mixed solvents. The experimental solubility data are correlated by a simplified thermodynamic equation and the modified Apelblat equation. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.