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Bitter Melon

Sharing the same botanical name, bitter melon and cerasee differ in that cerasee is the wild variety of the plant. Cerasee is an annual climber growing to a height of about six feet. It has deeply lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and orange-yellow fruit. Native to southern Asia, cerasee is common throughout tropical regions of the world. It is harvested all year long.

Bitter Melon Historical Use

Cerasee is traditionally taken in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean to treat the symptoms of diabetes. Being a relatively common food item, bitter melon was also traditionally used for an array of conditions by people in tropical regions. Numerous Problem created due to harmful organisms, Long standing problems, and diabetes are among the most common conditions it was purported to improve. The leaves and fruit have both been used occasionally to make teas and beer or to season soups in the western world. The berries also produce wax, which can be made into candles.

Bitter Melon Remedy For

- Wounds
- Boils
- Fever
- Gout
- Urethritis
- Eczema
- Hepatitis
- Colitis
- Cough
- Halitosis
- Psoriasis
- Dyspepsia
- Constipation
- Burns…

The unripe fruit is used mainly as a Favorable Effects for late-onset diabetes. The ripe fruit is a stomach tonic and induces menstruation. In Turkey, the fruit is used to treat An eroded sore in the inner lining of digestive tracks. The fruit is much used in the West Indies as a cure-all for worms, urinary stones and fever. The juice of the fruit is used as a purgative. It is also prescribed for colic and gas. A decoction of the leaves is taken for liver problems and colitis, and may be applied to eruptive skin conditions. The seed oil is used on wounds.

Contraindications

pregnancy due to the emmenogogue and abortifacient effects of its juice (empirical)74

Drug Interactions

insulin dosage in High blood sugar patients may need adjusting due to the hypoglycemic effect (PO in human clinical trials)34,35
additive hypoglycemic effects occur when taken with chlorpropamide (PO in human case report) 360

Bitter Melon Active Constituents

Key constituents include a fixed oil, an insulin-like peptide, glycosides (mormordin and charantin), and an alkaloid (mormordicine). The peptide is known to lower sugar levels in the blood and urine. Two proteins, known as alpha- and beta-mormorcharin, inhibit the AIDS virus; however, this research has only been demonstrated in test tubes and not in humans.

Bitter Melon Typical Dosage

For those with a taste or tolerance for bitter flavor a small melon can be eaten as food or up to 100 ml of a decoction or two ounces of fresh juice can be drunk per day. Though still bitter, tinctures of bitter melon (5 ml two to three times per day) are also sometimes used.

Bitter Melon Side Effects

Ingestion of excessive amounts of bitter melon juice (several times more than the amount recommended above) can cause abdominal Discomfort and diarrhea. Small children and anyone with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) should not take bitter melon, because this herb could theoretically trigger or worsen the problem. Relatively safe at low dosage, usage for longer than four weeks is not recommended.