Standardized Botanical Extracts and Phytonutrients
MOMORDICA CHARANTIA
General Description

Native of southern Asia and is common throughout the tropical region of the world. It is an annual climber with Bitter melon fruits muricate, tuberculate, oblong, green and  when ripe it turns out to be orange in colour

Active Principle

Bitter principles are extracted from the Momordica charantia fruits. The extract provides a non nitrogenous neutral principle, Charantin. It is a hypoglycemic agent composed of mixed steroids. The standardised extract contains 7.5 - 8% Bitter principle and 0.5% of Charantin.

Clinical Uses
  • As a hypoglycemic agent in Diabetes mellitus
  • Used as an anti viral
  • Anti tumours
Advantages

Apart from the anti diabetic properties, Momordica has other biological activities including inhibition of infection and replication of HIV-1. No toxic effects were reported.
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