A marked antioxidant activity of dried seed extract was observed in this study. The observed activity could be related to the presence of appreciable amount of phenolic contents in the extract. In suitable form, the seeds may find use in prevention of oxidative damage caused by free radicals. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on antioxidant activity of seed extract. Further studies on toxicity determination and isolation and determination of antioxidant activity of active principles in seeds are to be carried out.