Effects of various solvents on the extraction of antioxidant phenolics from the leaves, seeds, veins and skins of Tamarindus indica L.

► We extract antioxidant phenolics from the leaf, seed, vein and skin of Tamarindus indica. ► Methanol is the best solvent for extraction of phenolics in T. indica. ► Water, ethyl acetate and hexane are less suitable for phenolic extraction. ► Methanol leaf extracts have the highest phenolic content and antioxidant activities. ► Epicatechin, catechin, quercetin and isorhamnetin are present in T. indica leaf.