Carnivorous Purple Pitcher Plant Benefits | Sarracenia Purpurea

Purple pitcher plant,also known as Devil’s Boots, Side-Saddle Flower, Hunter’s Cup,is a perennial herb in the genus shape is similar to the nepenthes, it can secrete nectar. Insects lured by the nectar lose their footing and fall into the bottle, and the digestive will digest and absorb the insects. The leaves and roots of purple pitcher are used as medicine. In the 19th century, purple pitcher was used as a pain reliever to help alleviate and treat different health problems such as smallpox and similar viruses, digestive problems, eye diseases, skin conditions, blood sugar disorders, etc. The compounds extracted from purple pitcher include Phenolic glycosides, Flavonoid glycosides and Iridoid. Purple pitcher extract enhances glucose uptake by attenuating glucose-6-phosphatase activity and decreasing hepatic glucose production. In an in vitro model of glucose toxicity in PC12 cells, treatment with purple pitcher showed cytoprotective effect and prevented glucose-mediated cell