International Journal of ChemTech Research CODEN( USA): IJCRGG ISSN : 0974-4290 Vol.5, No.1, pp 232-236, Jan-Mar 2013 Physicochemical properties and elemental analysis of some non cultivated seed oils collected from Garhwal region, Uttarakhand (India) Indra Rai 1 , R.K. Bachheti 1,2 *, Archana Joshi 1,2 ,and D.P. Pandey 3 1 Department of Chemistry, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. 2 College Natural and Computational Science, Haramaya University Ethiopia. 3 Department of Chemistry, Govt. P. G. College, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. *Corres. author: rkbfri@rediffmail.com Abstract: The present study investigates the physico-chemical properties, elemental analysis and fatty acid profile of non cultivated seed oils of Prunus armeniaca, Prunus persica, Hyptis suaveolens, Bischofia javanic and Datura metel. The oil yields ranges between 14.72% to 44.3%.Crude protein content was in the range of 18.69% to 31.18%, carbohydrate between 15.61% to 51.22%. Iodine value of oils ranges between 102.0 to 178.3.Saponification value between 190 to 289.3. The main fatty acids were oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid ,and palmitic acids. The results obtained in present study showed that these non cultivated seed oils have very high nutritional and medicinal value and these can be used for edible and commercial purposes. Keywords: Non cultivated seeds, Garhwal region , elemental analysis, fatty acid profile, physico- chemical analysis. INTRODUCTION The use of plants and plant based products for treatment of diseases is as old as mankind, plant sources brings new natural products in food and pharmaceutical industry . Scientists throughout the world are trying to explore the precious assets of medicinal plants to help the suffering humanity (1).Likewise other plant parts as well as seeds have been used as natural drugs. Seeds are still widely used as herbal drugs either crude form or as preparations thereof, or as sources of medicinally active natural products to be used in traditional medicine. Plant seeds are important source of oil of nutritional, industrial and pharmaceutical importance. Fats and oils obtained from seeds are an important food source for man, and are supplying essential fatty acids. Oils from seeds are both edible and non-edible depending on the type. These oils are often available as raw materials for chemical and industrial applications. Because of the high demand and economic importance of these oil seeds to the chemical industry, attention has therefore been focused on unutilized new seeds for possible development and use (2). So its necessary to invent the new sources of oils .The present study was therefore undertaken to explore their potential as possible sources of oil for domestic and industrial uses in different trades. Several species of non cultivated seed oils which have many medicinal, nutritional properties and can be used on commercial scale in different industries. In this study five non cultivated oil yielding seeds Prunus armeniaca ( Rosaceae), Datura metel (Solanaceae), Hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae), Bischofia javanica (Euphorbiaceae), Prunus persica (Rosaceae) were selected.