Bitter Melon Can Treat Diabetes

[Koen]

I personally like bitter melon (Momordica charantia, aka "bitter gourd") in the food I eat. It's nutritious.

But it seems there's more to bitter melon than just being nutritious. It is known to treat diabetes, for non-insulin dependent patients, that is. Drug stores will do great selling capsules or tablets of bitter melon.

 

[blueaura]

Wow, I have had this before. My family eats it, but I can't seem to get used to the taste. I don't mind having the leaves. It's nice to see there are so many benefits. But, I still don't think I could eat it.

 

[skyheart]

I don't mind bitter melon. I think it's an acquired taste. My grandmother grows them and makes something with it almost every week. It's interesting to know that it helps with diabetes.

 

[Dreyfush]

I like bitter melon and I like to take it raw or fried. Actually you can apply salt to bitter melon to take out the bitterness. It's great that we can use it to treat diabetes.

 

[blueaura]

I'll have to try that Dreyfush. I never thought about doing that. My family always boiled it, but I don't recall them adding seasonings or anything. Maybe a little salt is all it needs!

 

[Maternal]

Interesting. Do you think it is the bitterness that makes it beneficial for diabetes? Anyway, I like bitter melons also and normally I just boil or steam them.

 

[Koen]

There are ways of removing the bitterness in bitter melon. I just don't know at this point how exactly. But it involves soaking the sliced bitter melon in water with a few drops of a particular type of citrus.