Owing to their varied bioactivities exhibited by Cassia fistula, efforts have been made from time to time to generate libraries of these isolated compounds and screen them for potential biological activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plant Material The plant material (Leaves) of Cassia fistula was collected from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India in the month of January 2008. It was identified by NISCAIR, New Delhi, Ref. no. NISCAIR/RHMD/Consult/2008-09/1145/177. Leaves of Cassia fistula were dried in shade and reduced to coarse powder for extraction, isolation and characterization of chemical constituents.