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Bitter Melon Extract 600mg, 120 Capsules by AMERMED
Bitter Melon Extract 600mg, 120 Capsules by AMERMED
 


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Description
 

What is Bitter Melon Extract?

Scientific Name
Momordica charantia

Common Name

Bitter gourd, bitter apple, wild cucumber, bitter cucumber, balsam apple, balsam pear, margose, la-kwa, leprosy gourd, karela, kugua, cerasee.


Clinical Summary

Bitter melon is a perennial plant that grows in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Sourth America, East Africa, and the Carribean. It is used both as food and in medicine to treat diabetes, cancer, viral infections, and immune disorders. The nutritional value of bitter melon is due to its high mineral and vitamin content, whereas its bitterness is attributed to the presence of alkaloids, momordicosides, and momordicines.
In vitro and animal studies indicate anticancer, antiviral, and lipid lowering effects. Bitter melon was also shown to exert significant hypoglycemic effects in both healthy and diabetic patients, but further studies are required to recommend its use.
Bitter melon had no effect on natural killer cell activity in a study of cervical cancer patients.

There is a potential for additive effects when bitter melon is combined with insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents.


Purported Uses
  • Cancer prevention
  • Diabetes
  • Fever
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Infections
  • Menstrual disorder

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