In india, it is known as insulin plant for its purported antidiabetic properties. Using costus can also be unsafe unless lab tests prove that it is free of a toxic contaminant called aristolochic acid. Clinical trail report from reputed institute of pharmacy in pdf. Insulin plant costus pictus extract improves insulin. This plant belongs to costaceae family, which has been separated from zingiberaceae on the basis of the presence of spirally arranged leaves and rhizomes being free from aromatic essen. In foods and beverages, costus oil is used as a flavoring component. This is the form of costus pictus that is common in horticulture with the patterned stems, sometimes called costus hieroglyphica.
Treatment with the extract ameliorated hypercholesterolemia, decreased. The nectar callus on the bracts is dark green, and nearly invisible on some older inflorescences. Chamaecostus cuspidatus has large fleshy looking leaves. How to grow a costus igneus plant home guides sf gate. Buyers are suggested to take sugar test report without taking any medicineinjection in the past 24 hours before start consuming juice product, within 10 days from the date of receipt of product at your end. Possesses evergreen leaves which are simple, alternate, entire and oblong, having 48 inches length with parallel venation. Alromaiyan a1, jayasri ma, mathew tl, huang gc, amiel s, jones pm, persaud sj. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the phytochemical constituents of costus afer extract and its alleviation of carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic oxidative stress and toxicity. Animals described as fasted were deprived of food for.
We organically grow insulin spinach by spraying organic manure called waste decomposer, which is technically developed by national centre of organic farming. Forty male wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups with ten rats in each group. This species only grows about three foot tall in full sun and the leaves are densely arranged on the stem, making the spiraling difficult to detect. The preventative effect of insulin plant costus pictus leaf extract on hyperglycaemia, insulin sensitivity and dyslipidaemia in fructosefed insulin resistant rats was investigated in the present study, further the possible underlying mechanism was also explored. Don is a member of family costaceae and commonly known as insulin plant. Insulin plant costus pictus extract restores thyroid hormone levels in experimental hypothyroidism. Antidiabetic activity of methanol leaf extract of costus pictus d. Oral administration of fresh leaf extract 200 and 400 mgkg body weight for 60 days treatment resulted in significant decrease in blood glucose level and lipid profiles.
The study has provided evidence of good antioxidant in the species of costus investigated. Jul 23, 2010 costus pictus belongs to the group of plants known as spiral gingers. Jethro kloss back to eden free pdf january 3, 2020 admin. A lot of research has been conducted to evaluate the antidiabetic potential of this plant and revealed that a bioactive molecule.
Sonamed because of the way the leaves spiral around the stem as they grow. Don was recently in 2000 introduced in india 1, probably from mexico, and is now widely grown in home gardens as an ornamental, especially in kerala 24. The large, smooth, dark greens leaves possess light purple undersides and are spirally arranged around. Antibacterial, antioxidant and antiglycation potential of costus pictus. Comparative phytochemical and antioxidant properties of. Don, commonly known as spiral flag, is a member of costaceae and a newly introduced plant in india from. The plant is a late entrant to kerala ayurvedic medicinal herb scene mostly from usa. Insulin plant tea contains the herbal ingredients named costus pictus, green tea grade 1 hyesh fanning, gymnema, giloy, avaram chenna, stevia and cinnamon. Costus root essential oil facts and health benefits. Chamaecostus cuspidatus, common name fiery costus or spiral flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the costaceae family native to eastern brazil states of bahia and espirito santo. Leaf of this herbal plant helps to build up insulin by strengthening beta cells of pancreas in the human body thus popularly known as insulin plant in india plant name. It produces a short red cone, from which redorange flowers emerge one at a time. Antidiabetic effect of costus pictus leaves in normal and streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. Pdf to explore the micro morphology and physicochemical.
Phytochemical investigation of insulin plant costus pictus. Sabu, zingiberaceae and costaceae of south india 258. In botanical literature, costus woodsonii has often. Keywords ascorbic acid, free radicals, insulin plant, spiral ginger received. It may vary 5 to 7% extra depending buyers destination country. Costus pictus extracts stimulate insulin secretion from mouse. Antihyperglycemic and insulin secretory activity of costus. Costus is often characterized and distinguished from relatives such as zingiber true ginger by its spiraling. Costus pictus chemistry and therapeutic applications. Media in category costus the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Don spiral ginger, commonly known as insulin plant a member of costaceae family and is used as a munching dietary supplement for the treatment of diabetes in southern india 5. Costus spicatus is native to the caribbean including dominica, guadeloupe, hispaniola, martinique, and puerto rico description. It is known to control sugar levels by lowering blood glucose levels.
A use of couple drops of this oil in a warm tea assist digestive functions. There are about 52 accepted species names in the neotropics and 29 species in africa. Don spiral ginger commonly known as insulin plant was introduced from mexico to india kerala very recently. The genus costus belonging to the family costaceae, has species like costus igneus, costus afer, costus pictus, costus arabicus, costus dubius, costus speciosus, etc. Antioxidant and phytochemistry of costus pictus semantic scholar. Methanol and aqueous extracts of costus pictus was tested in vitro for their.
Introduction insulin plant costus pictus is one of the folk medicines used for the treatment for diabetes mellitus. Insulin plant costus pictus is a relatively new entrant to kerala and india. Costus igneus, also called the fiery costus or spiral flag, is a member of the costaceae family that is native to many tropical areas of the world. It is native to southeast asia and surrounding regions, from india to china to queensland, it is especially common on the greater sunda islands in indonesia. The preventive effect of costus pictus leaf extract in experimental hypothyroidism was evaluated in the present study. Don, commonly known as insulin plant is a member of zingiberacea family and is used as a munching dietary supplement for the treatment of diabetes in southern india. There apparently are no costus species that are native to the island.
Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds capable of preventing and fighting oxidative related diseases. Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide. The plant is used in india as an herbal cure for diabetes and hence it is commonly referred to as the insulin plant 32. Don were collected from green park nursery and farm, doldha, gujarat in august, 2014 and authentication by a botanist, dr. Painted spiral ginger is a perennial herb, native to mexico. This is the form of costus pictus found on the pacific coastal region of chiapas, southern mexico in the mountains above tapachula up to about 1200 meters. The plant here is taller than the cultivated forms red stemmed or hieroglyphics and it does have a visible nectar callus, dark green against the lighter green bracts, but not conspicuous.
The essential oils of the stems, leaves and rhizomes of costus pictus from southern india were investigated by gc. Phytochemical composition of costus afer extract and its alleviation of carbon tetrachlorideinduced hepatic oxidative stress and toxicity were evaluated. Chamaecostus cuspidatus, common name fiery costus or spiral flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family costaceae native to eastern brazil states of bahia and espirito santo. Ethical clearance for the han dling of experimental animals was. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of costus pictus c. Physicochemical and phytochemical screening of aqueous and. It is widespread through tropical and subtropical regions of asia, africa, and the americas. Insulin plant for diabetes, diabetes herbal treatment. Among these species, costus speciosus is profusely distributed in the forests of odisha. Costus is a group of perennial herbaceous plants in the family described by linnaeus as a genus in 1753. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Rate of protein glycation is increased with hyperglycaemia leading to long term complications of diabetes. Insulin plant has not got a malayalam name yet, except the occasional use of insulin chedy or insulin chedi, where chedy means a plant.
The qualitative and quantitative analyses showed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins and phenols in the aqueous. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of costus pictus leaves in normal and streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. The constant use of costus pictus enhances lowdensity lipoprotein ldl to highdensity lipoprotein hdl cholesterol ratio due to higher levels 24. Phytochemical and hypoglycaemic activity investigation of. The present study was carried out to evaluate the anxiolytic activity of costus speciosus flower. Costus pictus belongs to the group of plants known as spiral gingers. The hypoglycaemic activity of costus pictus is mainly because of secondary metabolites.
Phytochemical investigation of the insulin plant costus pictus d. Being a natural enthusiast at heart, he has devoted himself into growing costus pictus medicinal plant in tamilnadu. The study includes estimation of physicochemical parameters viz. The mice were kept with free access to certified pelleted rodent diet and water. Above to the right is the african species costus talbotii. In india, it is known as insulin plant for its purported antidiabetic properties chamaecostus cuspidatus has large fleshy looking leaves. During the field survey in paithan tehshil of aurangabad district some specimens were collected and identified costus. Hypothyroidism was induced in the experimental animals by giving 0. Online buyers voluntarily will get 400ml free on uploading their sugar test report and order no, in the form shown below. Antibacterial, antioxidant and antiglycation potential of costus pictus from southern region, india mala majumdar and prachi s. Insulin plant costus pictus extract restores thyroid hormone levels. Insulin plant costus pictus extract restores thyroid.
Pdf phytochemical investigation of the insulin plant. The listing here is for the form with the patterned stems and is sometimes sold as costus hierogliphica a take off on this pattern which is reminiscent of egyptian. Don is considered as an antidiabetic in folklore medicine and is known to reduce the blood sugar, similar to insulin. Costus afer could be a promising plant for the development of antihepatitic drugs. The plant is a recent introduction from mexico to kerala.
The people in kerala used to consume the fresh raw leaves for its antidiabetic activity. Buy a cheap copy of back to eden book by jethro kloss. Costus pictus commonly known as spiral ginger or insulin plant is grown in gardens. Costus igneus, insulin plant is a medicinal plant and capable of having magic cure for diabetes. Don leaves and enicostema littorale blum collected from this area. Antidiabetic effect of costus pictus leaves in normal and.
Don, which is commonly known as fiery costus, spiral ginger, stepladder and the insulin plant, is native to south and central america 31. Hsi strives to increase the enjoyment and understanding of heliconia and related plants of the order zingiberales through education, research and communication. Pdf effect of the insulin plant costus igneus leaves. Treatment with the extract resulted in remarkable improvement in thyroid profile.
Leaf of this herbal plant helps to build up insulin by strengthening beta cells of pancreas in the human body thus popularly known as insulin plant in india. Phytochemical composition of costus afer extract and its. Genus costus costus is the largest and most diverse genus in the plant family costaceae. In the present study costus pictus leaf extract was effective in preventing insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia in fructosefed rats. To study the effect of aqueous extract of costus pictus leaves on insulin secretion, the isolated islets 300 isletsml medium were incubated for 1 h at 37 c with 0. Minoo parabia at department of bioscience, vnsgu, surat. Both the species showed equally good antioxidant potential, c. Costus speciosus is a flowering plant of spiral ginger family. One approach of controlling blood glucose in diabetes targets at reducing the postprandial spikes of blood glucose.
Phytochemical investigation of the insulin plant costus. It was observed that under insulin resistant condition this plant extract decreases hyperinsulinaemia by improving insulin. It has flowered for me here and is identical in all respects to a plant i had received from two other sources previously, that i have referred to as costus pictus red stem. The genus costus consists of approximately 175 species. Pdf to explore the micro morphology and physicochemical parameters of the leaves of costus pictus d. Costus pictus extracts stimulate insulin secretion from mouse and human islets of langerhans in vitro. The objectives of this study were to assess the in vitro inhibitory effects of costus speciosus. The aim of the present study was to investigate the preventive effect of costus pictus leaf extract in experimental hypothyroidism. The voucher specimen abn1 was deposited at cgbit department, maliba campus, bardoli, gujarat. Costus pictus family costaceae, a recently introduced plant from. Costus root essential oil helps to slow down the aging process. Costus pictus planta insulina from puerto rico at sergio tejedors farm.
Cos is a plant that is known as thebu in sinhala and crepe ginger or spiral ginger in english. Costus species, insulin plant, painted spiral ginger. Costus root essential oil clears digestive tract and promotes digestion. Jannette gavillan of the university of puerto rico at cayey the plant is known as the insulin plant also in the dominican republic and the yucatan of mexico which may. We looked up the accession data and found that their specimen was received in 1984 from the usda subtropical horticulture research station in miami, florida. Hyperglycaemia is a salient feature of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Phytochemical and hypoglycaemic activity investigation of costus. Don is popularly known as insulin plant in southern india whose leaves have been reported to increase insulin pools in blood plasma. Next generation sequencing is employed as a powerful tool for identifying molecular signatures in the transcriptome related to physiological functions of plant tissues. The essential oil of stem was found to be rich in hexadecanoic acid 28. The undersides of these large, smooth, dark green leaves have light. Costus speciosus cos or cheilocostus speciosus is used to treat various diseases and are used as an ornamental plant too. Antibacterial, antioxidant and antiglycation potential of. The costaceae was first raised to the rank of family by nakai on the basis of spirally arranged leaves and rhizomes being free from aromatic essential oils.