iarjalsIARJALSIARJALS2708-5104https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjals.2020.v01i02.010Phytochemical and Proximate Composition of Leaves of Anacardium OccidentaleO.ObayuwanaK.E.ImafidonO.D.AbuDepartment of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.Phytochemical analysis is an important step leading to the isolation and characterization of novel compounds with promising biological and pharmacological activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the phytochemical and proximate composition of leaves of Anacardium occidentale. Qualitative phytochemical screening and proximate analysis were performed on the plant leaves using standard procedures. The results revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, glycosides, saponins, and terpenoids. However, steroids were not detected. With the exception of glycosides, all the detected phytochemicals were more relatively abundant in air-dried sample than in sun-dried sample. Results of proximate analysis showed that the leaves of A. occidentale contained more Nitrogen-Free Substances (NFS) and low protein content. These results show that the leaves of Anacardium occidentale is a reservoir of important phytochemicals.