Bitter Melon 10:1

History:

Bitter Melon is a swift-growing annual vine that is native to southern Asia and also cultivated in the tropical and subtropical climates of Africa, Asia and other warm-weather regions of the world, where it grows in savannas and bush. This fast-growing climber that was naturalized in the Americas, reaches a height of six feet and bears deeply lobed leaves, yellow flowers and orange-yellow fruit. The plant is grown as a crop in rich, well-drained soil in full sun in a minimum of about sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Although the seeds, leaves and vines of Bitter Melon have all been used in traditional herbal medicine throughout the world, the fruit, which resembles a cucumber with bumps, is the primary part of the plant used therapeutically. Bitter Melon has been used in China for centuries as a vegetable, as well as therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM); and practitioners of Chinese medicine have used it for hundreds of years as a blood sugar support. Its actions were described as "bitter in taste, non-toxic, expelling evil heat, relieving fatigue and illuminating" in the famous Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen (1518-1593), one of the greatest physicians, pharmacologists and naturalists in China's history. Balsam Pear-Bitter Melon was introduced to Europe in 1710, and was recorded as a garden plant in France in 1870. It has long been used as an important medicinal herb and as a food plant in tropical Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and South America. In India, it is eaten as a vegetable or in curries (after it has been soaked to remove its bitterness), and it is an important ingredient in Chinese cuisine for its bitter flavor. Bitter Melon has also been an ingredient in teas and beer or added to season soups and stews. It is still unclear which of the bioactive compounds in the plant is most effective or if several work together when used to support normal healthy blood glucose levels. Active chemical constituents in Bitter Melon include a mixture of steroidal saponins known as charantin, peptides (polypeptide-b) and alkaloids.

Recommended Dosage:
Take two (2) capsules, one (1) time each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Pregnant women should avoid this product, as it may stimulate uterine contractions. Bitter Melon Herbal Supplement should never be used by those who suffer with hypoglycemia, since it may possibly worsen or trigger low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Also, diabetics who take prescription hypoglycemic drugs or insulin should not take Bitter Melon unless under a physician's direction. Do not use Bitter Melon if you have cirrhosis of the liver or a medical history of hepatitis or HIV infection compounded by liver infection. It is recommended that Bitter Melon should be used for four weeks only, and then discontinued for four weeks before beginning regimen again.

Capsule Information:
Our Bitter Melon 10:1 supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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