Figure! Insulin plant ‘ihe insulin plant also called as costus 1gneus was a traditional medicine used to lower blood sugar level. Lhese plants have large fleshy leaves and found mainly in eastern Brazil in India it is called as insulin plant. Insulin plant is a medicinal plant and capable of having magic cure for Diabetes. Leaves of this magical plant helps to build up insulin by strengthening beta cells of pancreas in the human body thus popularly known as “Insulin plant ”A research was undertaken to study about the leaves of the insulin plant in which it shows that they contain high quantities of palmitic acid and corosolic acid. Therefore, more research is needed that confirms the insulin plant's positive effects on blood glucose, apart from that it is also safe for humans. This plant have nearly 150 species. Costus is the largest in the family, and found primarily in tropical climates. Though native to the Americas, this plant can be found growing densely in the gardens of Southern India, where has received the nickname “Insulin Plant” The palmitoleic acid and corosolic acid are the two acids present in the leaf of insulin plant which helps to generate insulin thereby treating diabetes. It is believed that consumption of the insulin plant leaves helps lower the blood glucose levels, and diabetic patients who consumed the leaves of this plant report a fall in their blood glucose levels. The study also found that chewing on one fresh leaf, tea made from plant leaf and dry powder of the insulin plant or using leaf powder in salads daily helps in regulating blood glucose levels. Figure 2 Medicinal Uses A. biological Actvity and Chemical Fresent in the Flant. Figure 4 and Figure 5 represents the biological activity and the chemicals involved in the plant was also analyzed using Dr.Duke’ phytochemical and Ethno botanical Database. B. Drugs Made From Palmitoleic Acid Using DrugBank database the drug molecule acarbaose made from palmitoleic acid where found to be effective in treating diabetes. Glycolysis is the pathway that converts glucose CsHi2O., into pyruvate, CHsCOCOO_,, and a hydrogen ion, H*. The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy molecules ATP and NADH.Glycolysis is a sequence of ten enzyme- catalyzed reactions. Wikipedia Glycolysis is a pathway converting glucose into pyruvate, the energy which is released will utilize in the form of ATP and NADH molecule. Figure 11 Drug compound for Corosolic acid. Figure 13 Corosolic acid and disease association Figure 12 Corosolic acid Structure. Glycolysis is the process of converting glucose into pyruvate and generating small amounts of ATP.
