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Metabolic syndrome has become a worldwide health problem and it affects a wide variety of population. It is a condition that includes a cluster of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia etc. mainly due to poor nutrition. In order to deal with this syndrome, researchers have made various interventions in the treatment methods as well in terms of nutrition. The term nutraceutical include nutritional and pharmaceutical aspects that work for the prevention and treatment of diseases and provide health and medicinal benefits. Researchers have identified presence of a wide range of phytoconstituents present in various traditional plants and spices. Certain plants such as Lagenaria siceraria, Trigonella foenum graecum, Curcuma longa, Vigna mungo etc. shows excellent properties in curing hypertension, obesity, diabetes and hypercholestromia. The current article reviews the importance of various nutraceuticals that we consume in our daily diet and their contribution in curing the metabolic syndrome.