Aqueous extract of the fruits of Borassus aethiopum, Borassus flabellifer, Balanite aegyptiaca, Phoenix dactylifera and Tamarindus indica were subjected to preliminary screening for chemical constituents using generally accepted laboratory technique for qualitative phytochemical screening. The constituents screened for were tannins, saponins, phlobotannins, terpenoids, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides,glycosides,phenol, anthracene, free-anthraquinone, carotenoids, steroid, reducing compounds and alkaloids. The distribution of these constituents were assessed and compared. All the plant specimen were found to contain saponin, flavonoids, reducing compound, terpenoids, alkaloids and free-anthraquinone. Phlobotannin, carotenoids, anthracene and glycoside was absent in all the plant specimen. All the plant specimen seem to potential as a source of useful drugs.
