The invention provides a preparation for inula wissmannian extracts and an application of the extracts in preparation of an anti-inflammatory medicine. The extracts are germacrane sesquiterpene lactone inula wissmannian lactones A, B, C, D and E and inula cappa lactone with the following chemical structural formulas and absolute configurations shown in the specification, wherein the inula wissmannian lactones A, B, C, D and E and the inula cappa lactone generate an inhibition effect on the NO of the RAW264.7 macrophage induced by LPS (lipopolysaccharide); and in an xylene-induced ear swelling mouse model and a Freund complete adjuvant arthritis rat model, the inula wissmannian lactones A, B, C, D and E and the inula cappa lactone are found to be able to obviously inhibit the ear swelling and foot swelling of experimental animals, and the result indicates that the inula wissmannian lactones A, B, C, D and E and the inula cappa lactone are good in anti-inflammatory activity, capable of being used for preparing an anti-inflammatory medicine, and great in application value. The invention provides an extraction and separation method for the inula wissmannian lactones A, B, C, D and E and the inula cappa lactone.