TLC of benzene extract of Moringa oleifera pods revealed the presence of 8 compounds (corresponding to 8 spots) having an Rf values of 0.30, 0.47, 0.62, 0.75 0.87, 0.90, 0.95 and 0.98 respectively when a solvent phase of chloroform: methanol: H2O (7:3:1) was used (table 1). Compounds having Rf of 0.90 and 0.87 were most prominent and showed clear spots (green spots