Medicinal value of bitter gourd bitter gourd is cold and bitter. Every 100g bitter gourd contains 0.9g of protein, 0.2g of fat, 3.2g of sugar and a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B and momordicin. Young people can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, improve eyesight, clear away heat and detoxify; Mature people can benefit qi and nourish blood. Can be used for the treatment of fever, polydipsia, heatstroke, enteritis, dysentery, red eye pain due to fire, toxic heat sore and furuncle. Because of its bitter cold, it is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency. American scientists extracted a kind of quinine containing physiological active substances from bitter gourd, which is beneficial to the regeneration of human skin and wound healing, so eating bitter gourd can increase the vitality of skin and make the face tender. Modern medical research shows that bitter gourd has hypoglycemic effect and can be used for diabetes.