Abstract:Five natural products were isolated from S. tetraptera var. xinglongensis of which four were proved to be oleanolic acid, 1, 3-dihydroxy-4, 7-dimethoxyxanthone, 1-hydroxy-2, 3, 5-trimethoxyxanthone and β-sitosterol. 1, 3-dihydroxy-4, 7-dimethoxyxanthone has been obtained for the firts time from the genus Swertia.