Natural Solutions to Diabetes: A Review on the Medicinal Properties of the Insulin Plant

The present investigation was aimed to determine the “Study on Marketing of Medicinal Plants (Insulin Plant) [6] This plant mostly known as a decorative plant in India, Costus igneus, it is often called the spiral flag is a member of the Costaceae family and has become known as the “insulin plant”[5] Consumption of the leaves are believed to lower blood glucose levels, and diabetics who consumed the leaves of this plant did report a fall in their blood glucose levels.[1] C. igneus is valued for its bioactive compounds, including flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, and terpenoids, which exhibit potent antihyperglycemic activity.[2] Secondary metabolites of this plant such as b-sitostirol, corosolic acid, diosgenin, quercetin, catechine, oleic acid show mainly anti-diabetic activity.[8] The herb is becoming more popular as a medicine in the current decade. It has been applied to treat many disorders.[3] This review provides a comprehensive examination of the phytochemical composition, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic potential of C. igneus in managing diabetes mellitus.[2] This plant is a perennial, upright, and spreading, growing to a height of two (2) feet with the tallest stems falling and lying on the ground.[4]India is the most Producing country in the world and Telangana is one of the important Insulin plants producing states, in Hyderabad District in Telangana. It covers 50-60 percent of the nurseries in the study area.[6]