The invention belongs to the field of tobaccos and cigarette additives, and relates to a method for reducing a phenol content in cigarette smoke. Specifically, the invention relates to the method for reducing the phenol content in the cigarette smoke, wherein the method comprises a step of adding momordicoside or a momordica charantia extract containing the momordicoside to a filter stick and/or cut tobaccos. With the application of the method provided by the invention, the phenol content in the cigarette smoke can be effectively reduced; and meanwhile, the method can avoid obvious influence on a tar content and can not change the original smoking taste of cigarettes.