ABSTRACT A PLANT BASED FORMULATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME BY ITS ADIPONECTIN ENHANCING PROPERTY The invention relates to a plant based formulation for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome by its adiponectin enhancing property consists of an effective amount of hydro-methanolic extract of Salacia reticulata, Tribulus terrestris, Curcuma longa and Dioscorea bulbifera and optionally additives in trace amounts.