Bitter Gourd, also known as Bitter Melon, Karela, Momordica Charantia or Bitter Gourd, is one of the most popular vegetables in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and the Philippines. It contains Gurmarin, a polypeptide considered to be similar to bovine insulin, which has been shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar regulating effect by suppressing the neural response to sweet taste.
Bitter melons also have various uses as traditional medicine around the world, and has potential use for treating HIV infections. In Indian ayurvedic medicine, it is popularly seen as a "plant-insulin" and is thus highly recommended for diabetics. Even in western medicine due to its high nutrition content it is advised that patients take this vegetable regularly
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