Efficacy and effects of bitter melon
Effects
Blood sugar lowering effect.
Normal as well as rabbits suffering from tetracycline diabetes mellitus infused with the juice of bitter melon pulp resulted in a significant reduction in blood sugar. Hyperglycemia induced by subcutaneous injection of anterior pituitary infusion in rats, the aqueous extract of bitter melon syrup juice also had a blood glucose-lowering effect. Oral administration of bitter melon glucoside to rabbits can reduce blood glucose, the mode of action and toluene sulfobutylurea similar and stronger, the removal of the pancreas in cats to reduce blood glucose did not completely disappear, so its hypoglycemia, including the pancreas and non-pancreas two kinds of effects. It is also believed that the hypoglycemic effect of bitter melon juice and dry extract of the fruit on normal and diabetic rabbits is not true. Oral administration of alcoholic extracts of bitter melon did not lower blood sugar in diabetics.
Promotes diet, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic.
Bitter melon in the bitter melon glycosides and bitter taste can enhance appetite, spleen and stomach; contained alkaloids quinine, diuretic blood, anti-inflammatory fever, clear the mind and clear the eyes;
Cancer prevention and anti-cancer.
Bitter melon protein components and a large number of vitamin C can improve the body's immune function, so that the immune cells have the role of killing cancer cells; bitter melon juice contains a certain protein component that can strengthen the ability of macrophages, clinically effective for lymphosarcoma and leukemia; extracted from the seeds of the bitter melon trypsin inhibitor, can inhibit cancer cells secreted out of the protease enzyme, to stop the growth of malignant tumors;
Detoxification and weight loss.
Bitter melon bitter melon in the bitter melon is known as "fat killer", can make the intake of fat and polysaccharide to reduce, has a very good weight loss fat effect. Bitter melon grass can be used as medicine, a bitter melon contains 0.4% of the weight loss as gold as a special ingredient --- high-energy lipids contain bitter melon glycosides, protein-like active substances (i.e., α-bitter melon, β-bitter melon, MAP30) insulin-like active substances (i.e., peptide - P) and a variety of amino acids. . To the beauty lady, can accelerate the detoxification, attracted many women "bitter sweet", happy.
Nutritional health care.
Bitter melon nutritional health care is characterized by: first of all, it contains more vitamin C, vitamin B1, and alkaloids; secondly, it contains galacturonic acid and pectin is also more. The bitter flavor in bitter melon comes from quinine in alkaloids. These nutrients have the effect of promoting appetite, diuretic, blood circulation and refreshing the mind.
Therapeutic effects
Bitter melon smell bitter, non-toxic, cold, into the heart, liver, spleen, lung meridian; has a clear heat to dispel summer heat, bright eyes detoxification, diuretic cool blood, relief of labor to clear the heart, benefit the efficacy of the qi yang; the main treatment of heatstroke, summer fever and thirst, summer boils, prickly heat, red eyes and swelling pain, carbuncle and toxin, burns, urination, and other diseases.
Beauty
Bitter melon can moisturize the white skin, but also calm and moisturize the skin, especially in the summer easy to heat, apply the ice over the bitter melon slices, can immediately lift the skin irritability.
Control acne.
Bitter melon is also known as Laigua, Jin (Golden) Lychee, Laigua grapes, Laigua, Red Girl, Liang Gua, Junzi vegetable. Bitter melon is native to eastern India, about the beginning of the Ming Dynasty spread to the south of China. Bitter melon belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and it is an annual trailing plant. Its stems, leaves, flowers and fruits all look peculiar and can be cultivated as ornamental plants.
Contraindications
General population can be eaten. It is suitable for diabetes and cancer patients.
Suitable for people
Pregnant women and people with cold spleen and stomach should eat with caution.
Nutritional value of bitter melon
Bitter melon fruit is rich in protein, sugar, minerals and various vitamins. Especially vitamin C content is particularly prominent, for the cucumber 14 times, 5 times the winter melon, tomato 7 times. According to analysis, each 100 grams of fresh fruit containing 3 grams of carbohydrates, 0.9 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, calcium 18 mg, 29 mg of phosphorus, vitamin C is 84 mg. In addition, it also contains iron, vitamin A, B and inorganic salts.
1. Bitter melon in the bitter melon is known as "fat killer" can make the intake of fat and polysaccharide to reduce. It can clear heat, dispel heart fire, detoxify, improve eyesight, replenish vital energy and essence, quench thirst and eliminate summer heat, and cure carbuncle.
2. Bitter melon contains bitter melon saponin (also known as saponin), with blood sugar, blood fat, anti-tumor, prevention of osteoporosis, endocrine regulation, antioxidant, antibacterial, as well as to improve human immunity and other medicinal and health functions.
3. Bitter melon contains special glycosides, bitter taste and cold, can stimulate saliva and gastric secretion, can promote appetite, help digestion. In addition, it also has the effect of detoxification, etc., which is loved by the general public.
4. Bitter melon has a high content of vitamin C, with the prevention of scurvy, protect cell membranes, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress capacity, protect the heart and so on.
Bitter melon
Bitter melon Cucurbitaceae bitter melon plants, annual climbing tender herb, multi-branched; stems and branches are pilose. Tendrils slender, not divergent. Petiole slender; leaf blade membranous, above green, abaxial light green, leaf veins palmate. Plants monoecious. Male flowers pedicels slender, puberulent; bracts green, slightly ciliate; calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, white pilose; corolla yellow, lobes pilose; stamens free. Female flower solitary, pedicel puberulent; ovary fusiform, stigma dilated. Fruit fusiform or terete, verrucose, orange-yellow when ripe. Seeds oblong, incised on both surfaces. Flowers, fruiting May-October.
Bitter melon is native to East India and is widely cultivated in tropical to temperate regions of the world. It is widely cultivated in the tropical to temperate regions of the world.
Bitter melon has a sweet and bitter taste, and is mainly used as a vegetable, but can also be candied; the mature pulp and aril are also edible.
Morphological features
Annual climbing tender herb, much branched; stem and branches pilose. Tendrils slender, up to 20 cm long, puberulent, not divergent.
Petiole fine, initially white pilose, later becoming nearly glabrous, 4-6 cm long; leaf blade ovate-reniform or suborbicular in outline, membranous, 4-12 cm long, 4-12 cm wide, green above, light green abaxially, densely and conspicuously puberulent on the veins, the rest of the hairs sparsely so, 5-7-parted, segments ovate-oblong, with coarsely toothed margins or irregular lobules, apex more than half-obtuse-rounded or sparsely acute, base curved semiorbicular, leaf veins palmate.
Fruit fusiform or terete, verrucose, 10-20 cm long, orange-yellow when ripe, 3-valved from the tip. Seeds numerous, oblong, with red aril, 3-denticulate at each end, incised on both surfaces, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide. Flowers, fruiting May-October.