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The herbaceous weed Apamarga was studied for its nutrient composition, product development and the effect of Apamarga consumption on anthropometric measurement. The dried and dehusked seeds of Apamarga recorded to contain 8.70 percent moisture, 19.46 percent crude protein, 3.71 percent crude fat, 3.67 percent crude fibre, 60.08 percent carbohydrate, 4.36 percent total ash, 355.58 kcal/100 g energy on dry weight basis. The powdered seed was used to develop product in the laboratory viz., kheer and lemon tea. The mean scores of kheer for their organoleptic acceptability on nine point hedonic ranking scale ranged from 7.3 to 7.7. Similarly mean scores of lemon tea ranged from 7.4 to 7.6. The effect of Apamarga consumption on anthropometric measurements in randomly selected obese female patients (N=100) was evaluated in two groups (aged 35-50 years) i.e. group I and group II. Group I was on conventional treatment i.e. diet and exercise and group II was not placed on any conventional treatment like group I. Intervention with Apamarga was conducted for a period of 3 months and different anthropometric parameters were assessed. Mean value of BMI and WHR in group I at the initiation of the study were 33.30 and 0.79 respectively. Subjects observed changes in their BMI and WHR i.e. 29.93 and 0.81 respectively after the administration of Apamarga for 3 months with suggested regimen. There are significant difference between the measurements at 1 percent and 5 percent level for BMI and WHR respectively. Similarly, the mean value of BMI in the group II at the base line and at the end of the study was 33.88 and 31.72 respectively. It showed significant difference at 1 percent level in both the anthropometric parameters i.e. BMI and WHR.