Benefits of bitter gourd or Karela

Bitter gourd or Karela (see picture above) The Plant That Kills Cancer Cells, Stop Diabetes And Lower High Blood  Pressure!

Among all plants available on the market and coming directly from our nature, goya is the one to pay attention to.

Otherwise known as karela, this cucumber-shaped plant does wonders for the human health. It grows in South America and Asia, and requires warm and humid climate to grow.

Among the many things it cures, you will be happy to learn that it is excellent for treating cancer, too.

The man behind this discovery is Dr. Frank Shallenberger, a doctor specialized in anti-aging treatments and alternative medicine. As he states, karela can suppress the development of cancer cells, so he regularly recommends it to patients who are dealing with this disease.

As numbers show, karela kills off about 90-98% of all cancers cells formed in the human body, which is astonishing information.

The University of Colorado conducted a study which analyzed the goya effects on the human body, especially with cancer. The findings uncovered that a 5% goya solution reduces pancreatic cancer and almost 64% of pancreatic tumors.

Aside from this, karela is beneficial for treating:

• — Skin infections
• — Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• — Asthma
• — Stomach problems
• — Diabetes symptoms

By incorporating goya in your everyday menu you will:

• improve your energy levels and boost the metabolism
• diminish folate-related neural tube defects in infants
• regulate your blood pressure, since goya is rich in Polypeptide-P and charantin, compounds responsible for keeping the blood pressure in check and treating type 2diabetes
• stabilize the immunity and protect you from infections
• improve the vision and repair all eye problems, as a result of its high content of beta-carotene
• cure hangover and cleanse the liver
• boost digestion
• help with gout and improve blood circulation
• treat psoriasis and fungal infections like Athlete’s foot and ringworms

Sources and References:
www.homehealthyrecipes.com
naturalherbsandmedicine.com

HEALTH BENEFITS OF BITTER GOURD

I chance upon this article on bitter gourd and is trying out for about a week and found it very helpful to maintain my health. As such I wish to share it in this space.

The bitter melon (also known as bitter gourd) looks like a cucumber but with ugly gourd-like bumps all over it.

As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter. There are two varieties of this vegetable: One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and pale green in color. The other is the smaller variety, less than 10 cm long, oval and has a darker green color.

Both varieties have seeds that are white when unripe and that turn red when they are ripe. The vegetable-fruit turn reddish-orange when ripe and becomes even more bitter.

Bitter gourd thrives in hot and humid climates, so are commonly found in Asian countries and South America.

Westerners may not be so used to bitter melons, so may find them more difficult to consume. But if you can generally take bitter taste, you may be able to take this too. Try it, at least for all its healthful virtues! 

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is rich in iron, contains twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice the calcium of spinach, and twice the potassium of a banana.

Bitter melon contains a unique phyto-constituent that has been confirmed to have a hypoglycemic effect called charantin. There is also another insulin-like compound known as polypeptide P which have been suggested as insulin replacement in some diabetic patients. 

HEALTH BENEFITS

Few other fruits/vegetables offer medicinal properties for these ailments like bitter melon does.

Blood disorders:  Bitter gourd juice is highly beneficial for treating blood disorders like blood boils and itching due to toxemia. Mix 2 ounces of fresh bitter gourd juice with some lime juice. Sip it slowly on an empty stomach daily for between four and six months and see improvement in your condition.

Cholera:  In early stages of cholera, take two teaspoonfuls juice of bitter gourd leaves, mix with two teaspoonfuls white onion juice and one teaspoonful lime juice. Sip this concoction daily till you get well.

Diabetes mellitus:  Bitter melon contains a hypoglycemic compound
(a plant insulin) that is highly beneficial in lowering sugar levels in blood and urine. Bitter melon juice has been shown to significantly improve glucose tolerance without increasing blood insulin levels.

Energy:  Regular consumption of bitter gourd juice has been proven to improve energy and stamina level. Even sleeping patterns have been shown to be improved/stabilized.

Eye problems:  The high beta-carotene and other properties in bitter gourd makes it one of the finest vegetable-fruit that help alleviate eye problems and improving eyesight.

Gout:  Bitter gourd juice is liver cleansing. It helps clean up a toxic blood, improves blood circulation and relieves gout pain.

Hangover:  Bitter melon juice may be beneficial in the treatment of a hangover for its alcohol intoxication properties. It also help cleanse and repair and nourish liver problems due to alcohol consumption.

Immune booster:  This bitter juice can also help to build your immune system and increase your body’s resistance against infection.

Piles:  Mix three teaspoonfuls of juice from bitter melon leaves with a glassful of buttermilk. Take this every morning on empty stomach for about a month and see an improvement to your condition. To hasten the healing, use the paste of the roots of bitter melon plant and apply over the piles.

Psoriasis:  Regular consumption of this bitter juice has also been known to improve psoriasis condition and other fungal infections like ring-worm and athletes feet.

Respiratory disorders:  Take two ounces of fresh bitter melon juice and mix with a cup of honey diluted in water. Drink daily to improve asthma, bronchitis and pharyngitis.

Toxemia:  Bitter gourd contains beneficial properties that cleanses the blood from toxins. Sip two teaspoonfuls of the juice daily to help cleanse the liver. Also helpful in ridding jaundice for the same reasons.

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