Bitter Melon
Bitter Melon is a tropical squash type vegetable. It appears to have the effect of lowering blood sugar levels in diabetics. (Saxena and Vikram, "Role of selected Indian plants in Management of Type 2 Diabetes", Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2004, pp 369-378. That would be a good thing.
The research has mostly been done on rats, with some human research. Bitter Melon juice has been used in most of the research.
It's widely available in capsule forms from health food distributors but I have my doubts about the usefullness of that form.
Just a small glass of juice daily seems to do the trick. To much can cause diarrhea. There are no known drug interactions.
It's available on Amazon in tea form, either in Bitter Melon Tea Bags
or in bulk form
You can grow your own with Bittermelon Seeds
It's a tropical plant and needs lots of heat and lots of water. The seeds won't germinate if nighttime tempuratures fall below 70 degrees.
The research has mostly been done on rats, with some human research. Bitter Melon juice has been used in most of the research.
It's widely available in capsule forms from health food distributors but I have my doubts about the usefullness of that form.
Just a small glass of juice daily seems to do the trick. To much can cause diarrhea. There are no known drug interactions.
It's available on Amazon in tea form, either in Bitter Melon Tea Bags
or in bulk formYou can grow your own with Bittermelon Seeds
It's a tropical plant and needs lots of heat and lots of water. The seeds won't germinate if nighttime tempuratures fall below 70 degrees.Labels: bitter melon
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