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Our findings provide evidence that the crude aqueous extract of S. latifolia is a potential source of natural antioxidants and this justifies its uses in folkloric medicines.

Obesity is the sixth most important public health problems in both developed and developing countries. About 1.6 billion adults and 10% of children are now classified as overweight or obese. [1,2] Individuals with a body-mass-index (BMI) of equal or greater than 25.0kg/ m 2 are classified as overweight and when the BMI is greater than 30.0kg/ m 2 ; the individual is obese. The fundamental cause of this condition is the chronic energy imbalance in the excess energy intakes which is more than expenditure. [3] This is traceable to increased high fat and sugar intakes, reduced physical exercise, genetic susceptibility, hormonal abnormalities and socio-cultural factors. [2] Generally, this it is due to easy access to palatable diet, increased reliance on cars, and mechanized manufacturing. [4] Obesity is characterised by metabolic syndrome which usually manifests in insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors that cluster within the