Bitter Melon Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses

Bitter melon is the Momordica charantia fruit native to Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Its used both as food and as a medicinal remedy. Bitter melon has a bitter taste. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, bitter foods are used for their body-cleansing properties.¹

Bitter Melon Health Uses and Health Benefits

The most well-known bitter melon health benefits are its natural blood sugar lowering effects—hypoglycemic. Because of this, bitter melon is considered an important food to add to a diabetic diet, to help control blood sugar levels. Bitter melon also has antibacterial properties for killing the H. pylori bacteria, which is a leading cause of developing stomach ulcers.^1,2

References

1. https://draxe.com/bitter-melon/ 
2. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/natural-therapies/bitter-melon.html