Acacia catechu ethanolic leaf extract were selected to determine their heavy metals content and thereby to assure their safer therapeutic application. The trace and heavy metals were detected through atomic absorption spectrometry analysis. The selected medicinal plant material was procured from green chem herbal extracts, Bangalore, India and was digested with nitric acid and hydrochloric acid as specified. Absorbance was measured through atomic absorption spectrometer (AA 6030) and the concentration of different heavy metals in the plant sample was calculated. The quantitative determinations were carried out using standard calibration curve obtained by the standard solutions of different metals. The contents of heavy metals were found to be within the prescribed limit. Thus, on the basis of experimental outcome, it can be concluded that the plant material is safe and may not produce any harmful effect of metal toxicity during their therapeutic application. The investigated medicinal plants contains heavy metals such as arsenic (As), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd), which were present within the permissible limit.