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Insulin Plant (Costus
igneus)
Costus igneus a
medicinal plant is a Magic Cure for Diabetes. Its leaves helps to build up
insulin in the human body so it is commonly known as insulin plant in India
This plant was grown in America and is becoming popular in India because of its
medicinal chemicals. It is now accepted and used widely as an Ayurvedic
medicinal herb. 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.
Costus igneus plant
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Costus igneus plant
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Insulin Plant
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Insulin plant (Costus
igneus) is native to Southeast Asia, especially on the Greater Sunda Islands in
Indonesia. It is a relatively new entrant to Kerala and India. The plant is
characterized by large fleshy looking leaves. The undersides of these large, smooth, dark green leaves have light
purple shade. The leaves are spirally arranged around the stem, forming
attractive, arching clumps arising from underground rootstocks.
The maximum height of
these plants is about two feet. The flowers are orange in color and are
beautiful, 1.5-inch diameter. Flowering occurs during the warm months. And they
appear to be cone-like heads at the tips of branches. The flower petals are
quite sweet and nutritious. It's a lower grower and makes a great ground cover.
The long red flower spikes of Costus pulverulentus are unique to the family.
Costus igneus plant
grows very quickly. Propagation of this plant is by stem cutting. It needs
sunshine but it also grows in slightly shady areas. Costus does not have a
problem with pests and diseases. Outdoor plants might be chewed by
caterpillars, and in indoors plants might be affected by red spider mite.
Common name:
Botanical name: - Costus
igneus. Costus igneus common name is *Fiery Costus* or *Spiral Flag*, is a
species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family. Insulin plant (Costus igneus) common name in
Hindi is keukand and in Gujarati - pakarmula.
In Marathi, Malayalam and Sanskrit is -
pushkarmula and in Tamil is
kostam.
Medicinal use:
In Ayurvedic treatment
diabetes patients are advised to chew down the Insulin plants leaves for a
month. The patient has to take two leaves per day in the morning and
evening for one week. The leaves must be
chewed well before swallowing. After one
week the patient should take one leaf each in the morning and evening. This dosage
should be continued for 30 days. Allopathic doctors too recommend it and it is
found to be effective in bringing blood sugar levels under completely under
control. There is also dried and ground powder of the leaves now available in
the market.
In Traditional
Medicine it is also used to Promotes
longevity, Treats rash, Reduces fever, Treats asthma , Treats
bronchitis and to Eliminates intestinal
worms. This plant is mentioned in the
Kama Sutra as an ingredient in a cosmetic to be used on the eyelashes to
increase sexual attractiveness.
What is Insulin?
Insulin is a peptide
hormone, produced by beta cells of the pancreas to regulating carbohydrate and
fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, skeletal
muscles, and fat tissue to absorb glucose from the blood. In the liver and
skeletal muscles, glucose is stored as glycogen, and in fat cells (adipocytes)
stored as triglycerides .Insulin stops the use of fat as an energy source by
inhibiting the release of glucagon .
With the exception of
the metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, insulin is
provided within the body in a constant proportion to remove excess glucose from
the blood, which otherwise would be toxic. When blood glucose levels fall below
a certain level, the body begins to use stored sugar as an energy source
through glycogenolysis, which breaks down the glycogen stored in the liver and
muscles into glucose, which can then be utilized as an energy source. As a
central metabolic control mechanism, its status is also used as a control
signal to other body systems (such as amino acid uptake by body cells). It has
several other anabolic effects throughout the body.
When control of insulin
levels fails, diabetes mellitus can result. As a consequence, insulin is used
medically to treat some forms of diabetes mellitus. Patients with type 1
diabetes depend on external insulin ( commonly injected subcutaneously) for
their survival because the hormone is no longer produced internally. Patients
with type 2 diabetes are often insulin resistant and, because of such resistance,
may suffer from a "relative" insulin deficiency. Some patients with
type 2 diabetes may eventually require insulin if other medications fail to
control blood glucose levels adequately. Over 40% of those with Type 2 diabetes
require insulin as part of their diabetes management plan. The human insulin
protein is composed of 51 amino acids.
In 1923 J. B Collip and C.H. Best received Nobel
Prize for Medicine for co-discovery of insulin with Banting and MacLeod.
Pancreatic insulin was discovered in 1921-1922 and insulin was established as
the universal drug for the treatment of diabetes. Right after the discovery of
insulin, J. B. Collip and C. H. Best reported the presence of insulin-like
substances in plant materials like green tops of onions, lettuce leaves, green
bean leaves, barley roots,etc.
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Research:
According to
International Journal of Ayurveda Research a new study on Insulin plant (Costus
igneus) was published recently. The leaves of insulin plant (Costus igneus)
reduced the fasting and postprandial blood sugar levels, bringing them down
towards normal, in dexamethasone-induced hyperglycemia in rats. Reduction in
the fasting and the postprandial blood sugar levels with leaves of insulin
plant was comparable with that obtained with Glibenclamide 500 µg/kg at 250
mg/kg/day and 500 mg/kg/day of powdered leaves of the insulin plant(Costus
igneus).
References:
1. Devi VD, Urooj A
(August 2008). "Hypoglycemic potential of Morus indica.. L and Costus igneus./ Nak.—A preliminary
study"
2. Arun N, Udhaya A
& Rajaguru P (December 2011). "In vitro root induction and studies on antibacterial
activity of root extract of Costus
igneus on clinically important human pathogens."
3. Babu V, Gangadevi T,
Subramonium A. Antidiabetic activity of ethanol extract of Cassia
"Kleinii" leaf in
streptozotocin induced diabetic rats and isolation of an active fraction and
toxicity evaluation of the extract. Indian J Pharmacol. 2003
4. Sathyaprakash R,
Henry RR. Preventing diabetes by treating aspects of the metabolic syndrome.
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Cost of one set of plant (Five or more plants in a
plastic basket ) is Rs 500.
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VermiCompost Manure,
are given at the time of delivery along
with the plant.
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