Fruits and leaves of bitter melon are a good source of vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin B. However, we do not know how much you can really absorb the content of the food the body’s digestive system of the plant become some of these substances exist in the form unabsorbable.

Does bitter melon have medicinal characteristics?

Yes, books and articles about the show that bitter melon extract from leaves or roots shrinks Hemorrhoids. The juice
of the leaves is also good to prevent and lessen cough, for fever and against Ascaride. Reportedly, it was also used to treat infertility in women and alleviate liver problems. Likewise, bitter melon has some antimicrobial activity and can help infected wounds.

However, there is no evidence any of the medicinal uses of bitter melon scientist, although he has not been disproved, either. It just has not been studied enough.

Is it true that tea and bitter melon capsules are effective in
lowering blood sugar of diabetics?

There is one case where it is proved that can lower blood sugar levels in people suffering from type – 2 diabetes.
The results of these scientific studies that determine the effect of the consumption of bitter melon extract on blood sugar levels in type – 2 diabetes have consistently shown that bitter melon lowers blood sugar level. The effect
on blood sugar is due to momordicin, a substance that is he is also responsible for bitter taste.

The effect of the leaves of bitter melon that lower the blood sugar level among diabetics is evident regardless of how it is prepared – boiled then eaten, in the form of tea, capsule or tablet. But diabetics should be cautioned about replacing their proprietary medicines for teas, capsules or tablets of bitter melon. So far, studies were done only in a very limited number of human subjects so bitter melon and diabetes can not be labeled conclusive.

In fact, unpublished ninguÌ? No large clinical trial is still in the preparation of Momordica charantia (bitter melon). The manufacturers of bitter melon teas, capsules and are marked on the tablet are not claiming healing benefits for their products. Put them only as supplements.

Are substitutes really good pic of antidiabetic drugs that are
available on the market?

The bitter melon should be considered an addition in the treatment of type – 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Could probably
reduce the amount of antidiabetic drugs like insuline a patient needs. It should not however be regarded as a medicine independently.

Do I need to buy food supplements?

Also, diabetics who want to try the bitter melon need not spend the money on the teas, tablets or capsules. They can cultivate or buy the plant from the market and prepare it themselves.

To prepare bitter melon extract, the following steps should be followed:

• Wash the leaves and finally age.
• Add 6 soup spoons of leaves sliced into 2 glasses of water.
• Boil for 15 min in an uncovered pot.
• Cool down and filter.
• Drink 1 / 3 cup of it 3x a day.