Swertia alata C.B Clarke (Gentianaceae) is a well-reported plant in the traditional system of medicine. The present study was intended to isolate phytoconstituents from ethanolic extract aerial parts S. alata; and evaluate for vitro COX-1/COX-2 inhibition activity, vivo anti-inflammatory ulcerogenic activity. Phytoisolation involved partitioning into petroleum ether chloroform soluble fractions...