HEALTH TIPS - BITTER GOURD (KARELA) - MEDICINAL USES: 1

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Monday, December 14, 2009

The bitter gourd has excellent medicinal properties and is used as a folk medicine for diabetes. It has hypoglycemic or insulin- likes principle, known as “Plant-insulin”, it reduces the blood and urine sugar levels. For better results, the diabetic should take the juice of about four or five fruits every morning on an empty stomach. Diabetics usually suffer from malnutrition. Better gourd being rich in all the vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin A, B1, B2, C and iron. Its regular use prevents many complications such as hypertension, eye complications, neuritis and defective metabolism of carbohydrates.


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