Product Name: Bitter melon extract
Other Name: Bitter Gourd, Balsam Pear, Ku Gua, Foo Gwah
Latin Name: Memordica charantia L.
Part of used: Fruit
Appearance: Light yellow brown fine powder
Specifications: Charantin:10%,10:1
Stored in a cool and dry well-closed container, keep away from moisture and strong light/heat.
Description:
The plant Momordica charantia belongs to the family of cucuritaceae and is commonly known as bitter melon.
The young tender fruit is edible. Because of the taste it acquires the fame painstakingly. It is native to tropical
parts of Asia, and widely distributed in the subtropics, the tropics and the warm temperate zone. The bitter melon
is rich in Vitamin B, C, the calcium, the iron and so on. Li Shi Zhen, the medical scientist in Chinas Ming Dynasty,
said that the bitter melon had the effect of" eliminating the evil heat, alleviating fatigue, purifying the mind,
clearing the vision, tonifying qi and fortifying yang ". According to the modern research discovery, it can lower
blood sugar obviously. It has certain curative effect to diabetes. It has certain effects to viral diseases and cancer.
Function and usage:
Being a relatively common food item, bitter melon was traditionally used for an array of conditions by people in
tropical regions. Numerous infections, cancer, and diabetes are among the most common conditions it was
purported to improve.The leaves and fruit have both been used to make teas and beer or to season soups in
the Western world. Nowadays Bitter Melon capsules and tinctures are widely available in the Western world
where in herbal medicine they are being used for diabetes, HIV and other viruses, colds and flu and psoriasis.
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