| Plant names |
| Cucurbitaceae |
| English |
Balsam apple, Balsam pear, Bitter-cucumber, Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Carilla gourd, Cerassie, Chinese bitter melon, Karela, Sorosi |
| Latin |
Momordica charantia L. |
| Plant parts | Fruit, Whole plant |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Anticatarrhal, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, aphrodisiac, Arthritis, astringent, Blood cleanser, Bronchitis, carbuncle, Choleretic, Diabetes mellitus, Elephantiasis, emetic, emollient, Fatigue, fever, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Hypoglycemia, Hypotension, laxative, Leucorrhea, Meteorism, Rubefacient, Skin diseases |
| Women's diseases |
Emmenagogue, menstrual disorder |
| Warnings |
brings on vomiting |
| Other uses |
Anthelmintic, driving out bedbugs |
| Contents |
| | 5-hydroxytryptamine, Alanine, alkaloid, Alpha-glucose, arginine, Ascorbic acid, ash, Asparagine, Aspartic acid, B-Alanine, B-Amyrin, B-Carotene, Beta-Alanine, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-carotene, Beta-Glucose, Beta-Sitosterol, calcium, capric-Acid, Carbohydrates, Cholesterol, Citrullin, Copper, Cryptoxanthin, Delta-Carotene, Diosgenin, Ethylene, fat, Fibres, Fluoride, fluorine, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Gamma-Carotene, Gentisic-Acid, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Histidine, Inulin, Iodine, Iron, Isoleucine, Lauric-Acid, Lead, Lectin, Leucine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lutein, Lycopene, Lysine, Magnesium, Manganese, Myristic-Acid, Nerolidol, Niacin, Nickel, Nitrogen, Oleic-Acid, Ornithine, Oxalate, Oxalic acid, Palmitic-Acid, P-Cymene, pectin, Phenylalanine, Phosphorus, potassium, Proline, Proteins, Riboflavin, Rosmarinic-Acid, Serine, Sodium, Stearic-Acid, Stigmasterol, Sugars, Taraxerol, Thiamine, Threonine, Titanium, Tyrosine, Urease, verbascoside, Water, Zeatin, Zeaxanthin |
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