Natural Health Alternatives

Primarily new to this country ,Bitter Melon can be a cure for diabetes.It is an herb that helps regulate blood sugar levels and keeps body functions operating normally. It contains Gurmarin, a polypeptide considered to be similar to bovine insulin, which has been shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar regulating effect by suppressing the neural response to sweet taste stimuli.

Bitter Melon known as the African cucumber or ( Momordica charantia )has traditionally been used as a remedy for lowering blood sugar in patients with diabetes. There have been preliminary tests on bitter melon use in HIV and cancer patients.The  extracts and powdered formulas of the fruit are the most widley used parts of the plant, although some teas made from the stems and leaves are sometimes recommended.

The fruits, leaves and extracts of Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon )possess many pharmacological properties and medicinal uses. It is useful as an emetic, purgative, in bilious affections, burning soles of the feet, as an anthelmentic, in piles, leprosy, jaundice, as a vermifuge, astringent in hemorrhoids, as a stomachic, antispasmodic, antioxytocic, hypoglycemic, antipyretic, mild hypotensive, anorectic and for the potentiation of ACh, histamine and BaCI2 induced contractions and inhibition of ACh of skeletal muscle.

Bitter melon is one of the very few agents which has the potential to help bolster a flagging or failing pancreas. Known for it’s ability to help with liver problems and Diabetes , its also an excellent natural common cold remedy.