Bitter Melon Extract

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• A unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract,
• combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins.

Product Description
Ginmorica is a unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins, which shows special beneficial effects for diabetic and some liver patients. Bitter melon has been used as a culinary botanical for balancing blood sugar and liver disorders in India and China. The leaves of Gymnema sylvestre are an ancient Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes. It has the property of abolishing the taste of sugar and is refered as “sugar destroyer”. Both Chromium and Vanadium are considered to be very important trace minerals for diabetes. Chromium is a part of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), which works with insulin to help glucose be absorbed into the body’s cells. Vanadium also works by mimicking insulin.

Ginmordica

• Bitter Melon 100 Caps ( Powerful Tools For Gentle Healing ) – Pacific Biologic

Product Description
Bitter melon is a vegetable used widely in China as both a food and a medicinal. The variety used in our formula is known as Momordica charania (or “Ku Gua”) and is prized for the many beneficial properties of its “fruit”, leaves and vines. This formulation uses all of the key parts of the plant and is highly concentrated in order to maximize the yield of all three target proteins.

Bitter Melon 100 Caps – Pacific Biologic

• 250 mg, 60 Capsules
• USDA Organic
• Endorsed by Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., one of the world’s leading authorities on natural health

Product Description
This bitter melon extract is a Dietary Supplement.

Bitter Melon has been used for centuries for its broad health benefits. It is a vegetable commonly found in India, China, the Philippines, and South America.

In the Philippines, bitter melon tea is used in blood sugar management. In Ayurvedic medicine, bitter melon is also considered helpful for healthy blood sugar management.

Bitter Melon Supplement Facts:
Serving Size: 1 Bitter Melon Caplet
Servings Per Container: 60 Caplets

Amount Per Serving:
Organic bitter melon fruit (Momordica charantia Linn.) standardized extract (5% Bitters containing Momordicosides & Charantin – 12.5 mg*) 250 mg
Organic bitter melon stem powder (1% Bitters – 4.10 mg*) 410 mg

Suggested Use: 1 or two bitter melon tablets daily, or as recommended by your health care professional.

* Bitter melon extract daily value not established

Bitter Melon Extract Supplement – 250 Mg, 60 Capsules

Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Okinawan Cuisine, Bitter Melon, Awamori, Chanpurū, Okinawa Soba, Sata Andagi, Taco Rice, Citrus Depressa, Soki, Jef, Chinsuko, Hirayachi. Excerpt: Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all fruits. Names for the plant and its fruit include bitter melon, bitter gourd (translated from Chinese: ; pinyin: kgu), goya from Japanese or Karela/Karella, ampalayá from Tagalog, and cerasee (Caribbean and South America; also spelled cerasse). The original home of the species is not known, other than that it is a native of the tropics. It is widely grown in India and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, Africa, and the Caribbean. China phenotype bitter melons Sub-continent phenotype bitter melon The herbaceous, tendril-bearing vine grows to 5 m. It bears simple, alternate leaves 412 cm across, with 37 deeply separated lobes. Each plant bears separate yellow male and female flowers. The fruit has a distinct warty looking exterior and an oblong shape. It is hollow in cross-section, with a relatively thin layer of flesh surrounding a central seed cavity filled with large flat seeds and pith. Seeds and pith appear white in unripe fruits, ripening to red; they are not intensely bitter and can be removed before cooking. However, the pith will become sweet when the fruit is fully ripe, and the pith’s color will turn red. The pith can be eaten uncooked in this state, but the flesh of the melon will be far too tough to be eaten anymore. Red and sweet bitter melon pith is a popular ingredient in some southeast Asian salads. The flesh is crunchy and watery in texture, similar to cucumber, chayote or green bell pepper. The skin is t… More: http://booksllc.net/?id=385416

Ryukyuan Cuisine: Okinawan Cuisine, Bitter Melon, Awamori, Chanpuru, Okinawa Soba, Sata Andagi, Taco Rice, Citrus Depressa, Soki, Jef, Chinsuko

• One of the most popular vegetables in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and the Philippines
• Grown mainly for the immature fruits
• Produces cucumber-like fruits
• Slightly bitter flavor
• 10 seeds per pack

Product Description
Bittermelon is one of the most popular vegetables in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and the Philippines. Bittermelon, also called Bittergourd, has an acquired taste. The plant is grown mainly for the immature fruits, though the young leaves and tips are also edible. The plant produces cucumber-like fruits that are pale white with pronounced bumps. The flavor is slightly bitter and makes an interesting addition to soups and stir-fries. Unique and easy to grow.

Bittermelon – Foo Gwa – 10 Bittergourd Seeds – Veggie

• A unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract,
• combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins.

Product Description
Ginmorica is a unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins, which shows special beneficial effects for diabetic and some liver patients. Bitter melon has been used as a culinary botanical for balancing blood sugar and liver disorders in India and China. The leaves of Gymnema sylvestre are an ancient Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes. It has the property of abolishing the taste of sugar and is refered as “sugar destroyer”. Both Chromium and Vanadium are considered to be very important trace minerals for diabetes. Chromium is a part of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), which works with insulin to help glucose be absorbed into the body’s cells. Vanadium also works by mimicking insulin.

Ginmordica

• A unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract,
• combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins.

Product Description
Ginmorica is a unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins, which shows special beneficial effects for diabetic and some liver patients. Bitter melon has been used as a culinary botanical for balancing blood sugar and liver disorders in India and China. The leaves of Gymnema sylvestre are an ancient Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes. It has the property of abolishing the taste of sugar and is refered as “sugar destroyer”. Both Chromium and Vanadium are considered to be very important trace minerals for diabetes. Chromium is a part of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), which works with insulin to help glucose be absorbed into the body’s cells. Vanadium also works by mimicking insulin.

Ginmordica

• A unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract,
• combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins.

Product Description
Ginmorica is a unique formula of bitter melon (momordica charantia) extract combined with Gymnema sylvestre, some trace minerals like Chromium and Vanadium, and vitamins, which shows special beneficial effects for diabetic and some liver patients. Bitter melon has been used as a culinary botanical for balancing blood sugar and liver disorders in India and China. The leaves of Gymnema sylvestre are an ancient Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes. It has the property of abolishing the taste of sugar and is refered as “sugar destroyer”. Both Chromium and Vanadium are considered to be very important trace minerals for diabetes. Chromium is a part of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), which works with insulin to help glucose be absorbed into the body’s cells. Vanadium also works by mimicking insulin.

Ginmordica

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Benefits of Bitter Melon Herbs
By Shelly Morgan

Bitter melon herb is one of many names given to momordica charantia. This tropical vine is native to India, but now is also found in China, the Americas, and Africa.

Some plants seem to gather around human dwelling places, and the herb appears to be one of them. It draws attention to itself by growing to six feet high and sporting yellow flowers and orange fruit. Naturally, the people noticed it. As they explored its uses, they gave it names, often related to its bitter taste.

The people of Asia know this plant very well. It is called karela by practitioners of Ayurveda, a holistic healing tradition, and is used as a stomach medicine, blood purifier, and for lowering blood sugar levels.

In China it is known as bitter gourd and often used in salty stir-fry dishes. The herb is a useful addition to the type 2 diabetic’s diet because it lowers blood sugar.

Bitter Melon and Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes is a challenging disease. Sufferers are subject to a regime which revolves around managing time, balancing exercise, and measuring quantities precisely in order to control their blood sugar level. Diabetics must always think about what they eat in terms of the effects of carbohydrates, exercise, and insulin.

Bitter melon herb contains plant chemicals which have the same effects as those produced by the commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drugs but without the side effects. One possible side effect of diabetes medications is low blood sugar, so bitter melon should not be used if any of these drugs are being taken, because it is itself a hypoglycemic.

Bitter melon also lowers cholesterol, which may benefit type 2 diabetics, especially when obesity is a factor. Also the absence of fat and presence of phosphorous, calcium, and iron in the fruit add value for the type 2 diabetic by bringing sound nutritional elements into the equation.

The herb can be taken as a tea made from the leaves, but an extract of the fruit made into juice, tincture, or capsules is recommended for diabetics, as the hypoglycemic properties are concentrated in the fruit.

Making bitter melon part of our diet and eating it regularly may prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in those predisposed to it and delay the progression of the disease in those in its early stages. Eating foods with a low glycemic index whenever possible is also an important step in diabetes management. This type of diet has also been shown to reduce not only diabetes but also and coronary heart disease.

Bitter melon herb is thought to be a safe alternative to anti-diabetic drugs. Diabetics are always advised, however, to work closely with medical professionals before bitter melon herb is used, especially if taking anti-diabetic drugs or drugs that lower cholesterol. Bitter melon herb should not be taken by those trying to conceive, pregnant women, or breastfeeding women.

Shelly Morgan enjoys learning about herbal remedies and the conditions they treat.

Learn more about the Benefits of Bitter Melon Herb at http://www.herbal-treatment-remedies.com/bitter-melon-herb.html

More herbal remedies are detailed extensively at http://www.herbal-treatment-remedies.com/herbal-supplement-directory.html

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Type II and Pre Diabetes May Be Controlled With Bitter Melon
By Patsy Hamilton

If you have Pre diabetes or Type II diabetes, you may be interested to learn that, just this year, four different research groups have called for large scale clinical trials to prove the efficacy of a natural supplement in the control and treatment of the conditions. The botanical is called bitter melon.

It’s not a favorite food, due to its very bitter flavor, the gourd, as well as its shoots and leaves, is eaten in China, Pakistan, India and the Philippines. It has been used for at least 2000 years to control symptoms of pre diabetes, type II diabetes and other forms of the disease. Although the names are new, the condition has been described since ancient times.

For over 20 years now, scientific researchers have again and again described the effectiveness of bitter melon extracts in controlling blood sugar levels. But, despite the growing evidence of its safety and efficacy, there have yet to be large scale clinical trials. Why?

Primarily, it’s because large scale clinical trials cost money. Volunteers are often reimbursed for travel time and expenses. They are not charged for the medications or supplements that they receive. In order to fund this type of study, you need a “backer”.

That backer is typically a pharmaceutical company, but they are only interested in sponsoring research for synthetic compounds that can be patented. So, regardless of the effectiveness of bitter melon in treating type II diabetes and pre diabetes, it is unlikely that the requested clinical trials will take place.

If they do happen to get a sponsor like the US National Institutes of Health or other government organization, it will take years to complete the study and then another year or so to analyze the results. Why is any of this necessary?

No one wants to use something that is unsafe or untested, but the drugs for treating the condition are ineffective and accompanied by numerous unwanted side effects (like weight gain) that tend to make the condition even worse. The only natural approaches that have recently been tested in large clinical studies are the effects of a totally vegan diet. The results of the research have yet to be published.

Over 18 million people in the US alone have type II diabetes. Another 54 million fall into the category you pre diabetes. The condition affects their families, their lifestyle and quality of life. It threatens to shorten their life-spans.

Conventional treatments are obviously not working. A new approach is obviously needed. Hopefully, someone will listen to the researchers that have requested large scale clinical trials this year, so that more people can learn about effective natural remedies. But, we’ll have to wait and see.

In the meantime, there are numerous supplements on the market designed to help control type II diabetes. Just remember to carefully evaluate the manufacturer, before you buy. They should test every batch for purity and use sophisticated processes to ensure effectiveness.

If you have pre diabetes, consider investigating the more natural approaches and make every effort to stop the disease, now.

Patsy Hamilton is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience as a health care professional. To learn more about supplements for pre diabetes and type II diabetes, visit http://www.diabetes-type-two-info-guide.com

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