Bitter Melon
Bitter
melon, also known as bitter gourd or ampalaya, is a unique vegetable-fruit that
can be used as food or medicine.
It
is the edible part of the plant Momordica Charantia, which is a vine of the
Cucurbitaceae family and is considered the most bitter among all fruits and
vegetables.
The
plant grow well in tropical and subtropical regions, in South America, Asia,
parts of Africa, and the Caribbean.
The
bitter melon or ampalaya itself grows off the vine as a green, oblong-shaped
fruit with a distinct gourd-like exterior bumps - though its size, texture and
bitterness vary between the different regions in which it grows - and is rich
in vital vitamins and minerals.
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How does it affect diabetes?
Besides
to being a food ingredient, bitter melon has also long been used as an herbal medicine
for a range of illnesses, including type 2 diabetes.
