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Costus igneus, commonly known as insulin plant, has been traditionally reported for its anti-diabetic, anti-oxidantant, anti- inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-urolithiasis, hypolipidemic, neuroprotective and anti- microbial activity. This review is all about anatomical and morphological investigations of Costus igneus, including its medicinal use. Secondary metabolites of this plant such as b-sitostirol, corosolic acid, diosgenin, quercetin, catechine, oleic acid show mainly anti-diabetic activity. At present finding, Costus igneus have characteristic morphological, anatomical, and proximate features that could be used to differentiate it from other members of the Costaceae family. This review article collected information using the following searching engines such as Pub Med, Science Direct and Google Scholar, etc., and mainly focused on English written documents. The present review article attempts to explore various medicinal properties of Costus igneus (insulin plant) and mode of action of all major phytoconstituents as anti-diabetic activity for advanced research purposes and its suitable formulations development in the future for the welfare of mankind.