Bitter Melon, A Weapon against Type 11 Diabetes & other Diseases

Bitter melon is commonly found in Asia, the Caribbean, East Africa, and South America.

It has a green, bumpy outer skin and looks like a type of squash. A bitter melon that isn’t fully ripe can produce an unpleasant taste.

But what the fruit lacks in looks and flavor it makes up in its healing powers.

Bitter melon has long been prepared as an herbal remedy for use in traditional Asian medicine. According to the Philippine Department of Health, the fruit can be used to treat:

·       Blood sugar imbalances

·       Coughs

·       Diarrhea and other stomach problems

·       Headaches

·       Parasites

·       Respiratory problems

·       Skin eruptions

Filipinos often grind bitter melon leaves and seeds into a juice to drink for various stomach problems. They also use warmed bitter melon leaves as a topical treatment for burns or cuts.

Recently, U.S. medical practitioners have begun to embrace the antiviral, antioxidant and anti-diabetes health benefits this plant provides.

For example, information from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Research Center shows bitter melon contains compounds that help your cells absorb and process glucose—just as insulin naturally does.

This could prove to be a health bonanza for the thousands of people dealing with blood sugar imbalances such as type II diabetes.