Bitter melon or Momordica charantia,Bitter gourd,bitter apple,wild cucumber,bitter cucumber,balsam pear,karela.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Momordica charantia.
• Plant Description of Momordica charantia.
• Phytochemicals and Constituents of Momordica charantia.
• Purification and characterization of Charantin.
• Charantin and Blood sugar management.
• Momordica charantia and Its Fame.
• Actions And Properties in Brief.
• Suggestions and Pharmakon Use of Momordica charantia.
• Momordica charantia Class.
• Photo Gallery of Momordica charantia.

Actions And Properties in Brief.:

Antibiotic
 Antitumor activity (constituents lutein and lycopene)
 Antiviral
 Aphrodisiac
 Increases tissue uptake of glucose (due to charantin)
 Immunosuppressive (modulating activity of T and B lymphocytes and suppressing macrophage activity)
 Inhibits corticotropin - induced lipolysis
 Insulinomimetic
 Hypotensive
 Laxative
 Lowers blood glucose
 Stimulates lipogenesis
 Stomachic
 Vermifuge

Reference:

• 1.Bitter melon or Momordica charantia,Bitter gourd,bitter apple,wild cucumber,bitter cucumber,balsam pear,karela.

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♣ last edit date:09th,Oct.2010.