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Bitter melon can stop cancer cells from growing and spreading

10/3/2016 - A popular Asian fruit that looks kind of like a cucumber with warts, bitter melon has a long history of use in traditional cooking, holding a prominent place in both Indian and Chinese cuisine. But recent research out of St. Louis University (SLU) shows that bitter melon serves as a whole lot more than...

Bitter melon juice may hold the key to prevent and treat pancreatic cancer

7/27/2013 - Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult forms of the disease to diagnose and treat, and prognosis of the illness is extremely poor as it takes the lives of nearly 50,000 men and women in the U.S. each year. The pancreas is responsible for releasing digestive enzymes to aid the breakdown of food...

Bitter melon juice potently suppresses pancreatic cancer growth with no side effects

3/21/2013 - A new study has shown that the juice of bitter melon, a commonly eaten vegetable in Asia and Africa, markedly suppresses the growth of pancreatic tumors in mice by disrupting the cancer cells' metabolism of glucose, and literally starving them of the sugar they need to survive. Bitter melon - Numerous...

Bitter melon extracts block breast cancer

7/2/2010 - Extract of bitter melon appears to block growth and induce death of cancerous cells, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado and Saint Louis University, and published in the journal Cancer Research. "Our findings suggest that bitter melon extract modulates several...

Bitter melon stops breast cancer cells from growing and spreading

2/26/2010 - A vegetable commonly eaten in India and China called bitter melon (also known by the botanical name Momordica charantia), has been shown in previous studies to have a beneficial impact on blood sugar and cholesterol levels. It turns out that's not all the health benefits bitter melon offers. A new...

Bitter Melon Nutrients Fight Type 2 Diabetes Better than Prescription Drugs

9/2/2008 - In a collaborative effort between the Chinese government and an Australian research institute, scientists have isolated four compounds in bitter melon that may account for the vegetable's utility as a diabetes treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. "We can now understand at a molecular level...

A Ton of Bitter Melon Produces Sweet Results for Diabetes

5/1/2008 - Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Teams from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica pulped roughly a ton of fresh...

Bitter Melon Is a Safe and Effective Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

4/20/2008 - The mechanism by which bitter melon effectively treats Type 2 diabetes has been revealed by researchers. The bitter melon is a nontoxic vegetable that has long been an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. Despite tasting very bitter, the melon is widely consumed as a food in Asia. The...

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