Health benefits of Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) BITTER MELON AND DIABETES The use of Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) for diabetes has been reported in the Ayurvedic and Chinese systems of medicine , but only explained since recently by scientists, who discovered someactive constituents present in Bitter melon that was able to act on a similar way as insulin, …
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Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus colocynthis
Description of Citrullus colocynthis: The Colocynth collected from the Maritime Plain between the mountains of Palestine and the Mediterranean, is mainly shipped from Jaffa and known as Turkish Colocynth. This is the best variety. It is an annual plant resembling the common watermelon. The stems are herbaceous and beset with rough hairs; the leaves stand …