Botanical Profile

Bitter Melon, Balsam Pear

momordica charantia

Medicinal Actions

Androgenic, Antibacterial, Anticataract, Anticholinergic, Antidiabetic, Antihistaminic, Antileukemic, Antimalarial, Antimitotic, Antimutagenic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antispermagenic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Acaricide, Astringent, Candidicide, Carminative, Choleretic, Depurative, Digestive, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Immunotoxic, Insecticide, Lactagogue, Laxative, Lipolytic, Stomachic, Teratogenic, Tonic, Colic

Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Aperitif Aphrodisiac Guanylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor Hemostat Poison Vermifuge Vulnerary Ameba Anemia Anorexia Aphtha Asthma Bacteria Bite Biliousness Bleeding Boil Bronchosis Bruise Burn Calculus Cancer Candida Cataract Catarrh Chilblain Cholera Cold Colitis Constipation Cramp Delirium Dermatosis Diabetes Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Eczema Escherichia Fever Furuncle Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Gout Halitosis Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatosis High Blood Pressure HIV High Cholesterol Hyperglycemia Infection Itch Jaundice Amenorrhea Leprosy Leukemia Malaria Melancholy Mycosis Nyctalopia Obesity Ophthalmia Otosis Pain Parasite Pediculosis Plethora Polyuria Prolapse Psoriasis Rheumatism Salmonella Scabies Scald Seborrhea Shigella Sore Sore Throat Splenosis Sprue Staphylococcus Stomachache Stomatosis Streptococcus Syndrome-X Syphilis Ticks Tumor Ulcer Urethrosis Vaginosis VD Virus Worm Wound Yeast