Bitter melon is also known as leprous melon, leprous grape, golden lychee, etc. It belongs to the genus Momordica of the Cucurbitaceae family. Dried balsam pear is dried balsam pear, which is obtained by picking the fruit of the balsam pear, slicing it, and drying it in the sun.

Dried bitter melon mainly contains: Momordica charantia sapogenin I, Momordica charantia sapogenin L, Momordica charantin glycosides F1, I, G, germanyl acetate, Momordica charantia glycosides and other triterpenoids; Momordica charantia cerebroside, soybean Ceramide components such as cerebroside I; sterol components such as β-sitosterol and carotenoside; and chemical components such as bitter melon lactones, phenolic glycosides, bitter melon proteins, guanosine, adenosine, uracil, and fatty acids, which have the ability to lower blood sugar, It has pharmacological effects of spermicidal, antibacterial, anti-tumor and antioxidant, including certain inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, diphtheriae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, etc.; Momordica charantia protein has anti-tumor and blood-lipid-lowering effects, and Momordica charantia polysaccharide has free scavenging effects. It has antioxidant activity.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter melon is dry, cold and bitter, and returns to the spleen, stomach, heart and liver meridians. Red eyes and pain, carbuncle erysipelas, heat poison, diabetes, etc. Modern people drink dried bitter melon soaked in water instead of tea, mainly because bitter melon has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, antioxidants, improving eyesight, clearing heat and detoxifying. As a health product, it can play a role in weight loss and beauty. In addition, it has Detoxification function can help remove toxins from the body.

We all know that bitter melon has a spermicidal effect, so men who are preparing to have children should eat it with caution; bitter melon is dry and cold, and those with weak spleen and stomach should use it with caution. Those who suffer from vomiting and diarrhea after using bitter melon should also It should be used with caution; pregnant women should not use it because bitter melon contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contractions and cause miscarriage.