The bitter melon (Momordica charantia), also called bitter gourd or balsam pear, belongs to the family of the cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) and originates from China and India. In addition, the tropical vegetables are grown mainly in North America and the Caribbean. In Ayurvedic medicine, the vegetable plant is traditionally used in diabetes.
Bitter melon is a herbaceous and slender growing climber with two to five meter long shoot axles, which is perennial at the natural site, but cultivated with us only one year. It forms long, vine-like leaves that are sparsely hairy. The five- to seven-lobed leaf blades are up to ten inches long. They have a roughly dentate leaf margin.
Bitter melon - bitter gourd
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