Column chromatography of purified butanol extract obtained after fractionation from
aqueous methanolic extract of aerial parts of Swertia paniculata afforded one xanthone glycoside
(1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyxanthone-8-O-b-D-glucopyranoside). Structure of this compound was
elucidated using spectroscopic techniques. This is the first report of isolation of this compound from
S. paniculata.