Bitter
Traditional medicinal uses[edit]
melon has been used in various Asian and African herbal medicine systems for a long time.[5][6] In Turkey, it has been used as a folk remedy for a variety of ailments, particularly stomach complaints.[7] In traditional medicine of India, different parts of the plant are used as claimed treatments for diabetes (particularly Polypeptide-p, an insulin analogue), and as a stomachic, laxative, antibilious, emetic, anthelmintic agent, for the treatment of cough, respiratory diseases, skin diseases,
Bitter melon is contraindicated in pregnant women because it can induce bleeding, contractions, and miscarriage.[9]
wounds, ulcer, gout, and rheumatism.[8]
Bitter gourd, bitter melon | Karela | Pavakkai | kakarakaya | Hagal kayi | Karlya | Karathe |
Karale