BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT AS AN ANTI-DIABETIC AGENT IN SPOTTED SPIRAL GINGER (COSTUS PICTUS)

G.M. SANTOSH¹, A.N. RAMESH², D.B. SANTHOSH³, D. DAYALA DOSS⁴*
¹Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
²Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
³Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
⁴Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
* Corresponding Author : dds3a1win@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 12-02-2019     Published : 15-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 3       Pages : 7836 - 7837
Int J Agr Sci 11.3 (2019):7836-7837

Keywords : Costus pictus, South and Central America, South India, Five different location, Protein, Ascorbic acid, Tannins, Total phenol and Corosolic acid
Academic Editor : Dr Ajit Behera, Dr Brij Lal Attri, Abdulbary Meison, Dr Harshada Shah
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Medicinal plants have a long history and their use is widespread in both developing and developed countries. Costus pictus- an insulin plant is a native of South and Central America belongs to family of costacae. It is widely cultivated in South India and also run wild in many places. The plant has herbal cure for diabetes by consuming the leaves is believed to lower blood glucose levels, hence commonly called as “Insulin plant”. The methanolic leaf extract of Costus pictus when supplemented to streptozotocin induced diabetic rats, is found to reduce blood glucose level by 21 percent after 15 days of supplementation. In the present investigation Costus pictus plants were collected from five different locations are used for the biochemical analysis like Protein, Ascorbic acid, Tannins, Total phenol and Corosolic acid.

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