A pot experiment with Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) growing on soils spiked with Zn and Cd was conducted to study metal tolerance and accumulation by B.juncea,and its potential for phytoremediation.Average Zn concentration in the leaves were 280 and 662 mg Kg^-1 respectively for 66 days growing in the soil spiked with 500 and 1 000 mg Kg^-1 Zn,Zn removed by plant shoots were 2 195 and 3 412 g pot^-1,respectively.Average Cd concentration in the leaves was 161 mg Kg^-1 in the soil spiked with 200 mg Kg^-1 Cd,and Cd removed by the shoots was 381 g pot^-1.B.juncea showed a higher ability in translocating Zn and Cd from roots to shoots compared to ordinary crops.NH₄NO₃ extractable Zn and Cd increased after the growth of B.juncea compared with blank (without plants).Those results can not be fully explained by the natural equilibrium between solid and solution phase.The root exudates possibly involved in incrasing metal solubilisation.It can be concluded that Brassica juncea appeared to be a moderate Zn and Cd accumulator making it suitable for phytoremediation of zinc and cadmium contaminated soil.