HIM PE 09 14 2023 DEI Weekly Wrap...

HIM PE 09 14 2023 DEI Weekly Wrap Up 35: Ethnobotany & Medicinal Sovereignty: Dame Mas Insulina Community Insulin Access Resources

The Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience by Dr. Michelle K. Watson

S1 · E35

Jan 25, 2024

19:28

Episode notes

Namaste,

My Humanities in Medicine DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion family, Dr. Watson here for this week’s Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up!

In homage to the reggaeton musical hit “Dame Mas Gasolina”, this episode offers an intimate botanical and biochemical review of the phenomenal medicinal plant Costus igneus Nak, popularly utilized internationally in the treatment and management of diabetes mellitus.

Links:

Chamaecostus cuspidatus: Insulina Plant

Figure 1

https://defeatdiabetes.org/resources/healthful-eating/mindful-eating/insulin-plant/

https://www.floweraura.com/blog/how-to-grow-insulin-plants-at-home-to-cure-diabetes

How to Grow a Costus Igneus Plant”: http://bit.ly/2soCbt7

SlideShare with pictures and further descriptions of Costus igneus Nak: http://bit.ly/2HqhxfM

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931203/

Gasolina:

https://youtu.be/CCF1_jI8Prk?si=X-izmT5e8Zc-9vGh

Dash Diabetes Network: @dashdiabetesnet

www.dashdiabetesnetwork.com