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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Ingredients
- Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) Fruit Extract
- Product Families
- Parts Used
- Leaves, fruit, vines and roots.
- Bitter melon is a popular flowering tropical plant that is widely cultivated in Asia, India, East Africa, and South America. Its bitter fruits are commonly used in cooking and as a natural remedy for treating diabetes. It is a climbing perennial and bears elongated fruits with a knobbly surface. It is a useful medicinal and vegetable plant for human health and one of the most promising plants for diabetes. M. charantia has significant antidiabetic as well as hypolipidemic activity so that it can be used as an adjuvant along with allopathic treatment of medicine to treat diabetes as well as to delay the late complications of diabetes.
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Common Name
- Bitter melon, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam peer.
- Botanical Name
- Momordica charantia
- Active Principles
- Bitter melon is a powerful nutrient-dense plant composed of a complex array of beneficial compounds like bioactive chemicals, vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. It contains high amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, B2, B3 and Vitamin B9. Some of the active phytoconstituents are vicine, polypeptide. triterpene, protein, steroid, alkaloid, lipid and phenolic compounds.
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Bitter Melon Extract Health Benefits
- May help in reducing blood sugar.
- May decrease cholesterol levels.
- May aid weight loss.
- Rich in nutrients.
- Aids in digestion.
- Helps in cleansing the liver.
- Boosts immunity system.
- Great for eyesight
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition Applications
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance