Phytoconstituents, Pharmacological Activities and traditional uses of Costus Igneus, (Insulin Plant): Exploring its Medicinal Potential

Abstract

The Costus igneus, also called the insulin plant and found in Southeast Asia, has been used medicinally for a very long time. The plant was very recently brought to India, where it is grown as an attractive plant in south India. The insulin plant has a variety of phytochemical elements, including as steroid, alkaloid, flavonoid, triterpene, glycoside, and saponins. In the US, its leaves are consumed as a dietary supplement. diabetes type 2 therapy. The plant's tagline is "A leaf a day keeps diabetes away". different pharmaceutical the effects on learning and memory, antioxidant activity, neuroprotective function, hypolipidemic function, anti-diabetic effect, anti-proliferative potential, anti-microbial, anti-urolithiatic property, anti-inflammatory potential, etc. are just a few of the activities. In order to develop a workable formula for human health in the future, the current review paper aims to investigate the many medicinal properties of the Costus igneus (insulin plant).