Bitter Melon Health

Bitter melon is a lofty plant in nature and thrives in countries like Africa,South America,Asia and India.the leaves of the plant are lobed,
the flowers are yellowish and the yellow orange tropical fruit it produces is good for consumption but has a bitter taste.
Bitter melon is widely known and used as a relatively remedy for asthma,skin infections,cancer,stomach problems,burns,chronic cough and high blood pressure.The plant is known to be used in China,India,Africa and the south eastern US as a traditional medicine,and the research carried out with the seeds in the 80s shows that it could be used as contraceptive.In addition to being a food ingredient,biter melon has also been used as a herbal remedy for type2 diabeties,treating of malaria,assisting child birth,and a research carried out in the US says it has shown that breast cancer cells can be killed by an extract of bitter melon and also prevent them from growing and spreading.
Bitter melon can be taken in various forms like being consumed as fruit,converted into juice,the seed can be added to food in a powdered form or in a decoction form by boiling pieces of the melon in water.

It extract can be bought as a herbal supplement in most health food stores