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Pak. J. Bot., 40(6): 2553-2559, 2008. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF TAMARINDUS INDICA L. MEDICINAL PLANT IN SINDH SAMINA KABIR KHANZADA, W. SHAIKH, SHAHZADI SOFIA, T.G. KAZI, K. USMANGHANI, AMINA KABIR AND T.H. SHEERAZI Institute of Botany, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan National Center of Excellence for Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Department of Basic Clinical Sciences Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan Government Girls Degree College, Moro Abstract Thirty two fatty acids, two other compounds 9ß, 19-Cyclo-4 ß4, 4, 14, ҳ-trimethyl-5ά-cholestan- 3ß-ol, 24R-Ethyl cholest-5-en, 3β-ol and 12 essential elements viz., Arsenic, Calcium, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, Sodium, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Lead, and Zinc were isolated from Tamarindus indica medicinal Plant. Accumulation of Copper was the lowest in T. indica while Potassium present with highest accumulation. Total protein in T. indicia was 7.5 to 6.6 %. Introduction Tamarindus indicia L., belongs to the Dicotyledonous family Leguminosae Sub Family Caesalpiniaceae, which is the third largest family of flowering plants with a total of 727 genera and 19, 327 species (Lewis et al., 2005). Over all 50% of the population in Pakistan is being treated with traditional medicines by almost 50,000 traditional local herbal practitioners and hakims (Zaidi, 1998). Tamarindus indica fruit pulp is used for the preparation of beverages in different regions. In India, legumes constitute an important food stuff and are an economic source of protein in the diets of economically weaker sectio