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Momordica Charantia: A Review of Its Effects on Metabolic Diseases and Mechanisms of Action.
Cortez-Navarrete M, Méndez-Del Villar M, Ramos-González EJ, Pérez-Rubio KG. Cortez-Navarrete M, et al. J Med Food. 2021 Oct;24(10):1017-1027. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2020.0206. Epub 2021 Mar 17. J Med Food. 2021. PMID: 33733863 Review.
Momordica charantia (MC) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the Cucurbitaceae family used as a medicinal plant since ancient times. Although MC has been widely studied for its hypoglycemic potential, hypolipidemic and antiobesity effects have
Momordica charantia (MC) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the Cucurbitaceae family used as a medicinal plant since ancien
Momordica charantia Bioactive Components: Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Benefits Through Gut Health Modulation.
Xiao X, Huang S, Yang Z, Zhu Y, Zhu L, Zhao Y, Bai J, Kim KH. Xiao X, et al. J Med Food. 2024 Jul;27(7):589-600. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0037. Epub 2024 May 21. J Med Food. 2024. PMID: 38770678 Review.
Momordica charantia (MC), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is well known for its pharmacological activities that exhibit hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties. ...This review offers an up-to-date overview of the recently reported chemical comp
Momordica charantia (MC), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is well known for its pharmacological activities that exhibit
Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of different parts and formulations of bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia).
Mahwish, Saeed F, Arshad MS, Nisa MU, Nadeem MT, Arshad MU. Mahwish, et al. Lipids Health Dis. 2017 Nov 10;16(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12944-017-0602-7. Lipids Health Dis. 2017. PMID: 29126447 Free PMC article.
CONCLUSION: Overwhelmingly, it may be inferred here that bitter gourd holds the potential to significantly improve diabetic conditions and associated late complications with no ill effects on body organs....
CONCLUSION: Overwhelmingly, it may be inferred here that bitter gourd holds the potential to significantly improve diabetic conditions and a …
Antidiabetic potentials of Momordica charantia: multiple mechanisms behind the effects.
Chaturvedi P. Chaturvedi P. J Med Food. 2012 Feb;15(2):101-7. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0258. Epub 2011 Dec 22. J Med Food. 2012. PMID: 22191631 Review.
Momordica charantia fruits are used as a vegetable in many countries. From time immemorial, it has also been used for management of diabetes in the Ayurvedic and Chinese systems of medicine. ...So in the present review all the information is considered to produce so
Momordica charantia fruits are used as a vegetable in many countries. From time immemorial, it has also been used for manageme
Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of Lactobacillus fermentum, fruit extracts of Syzygium cumini and Momordica charantia on diabetes induced mice.
Yousaf S, Hussain A, Rehman S, Aslam MS, Abbas Z. Yousaf S, et al. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2016 Sep;29(5):1535-1540. Pak J Pharm Sci. 2016. PMID: 27731809
Besides this, natural extracts of plants fruits like java plum (Syzygium cumini) and bitter gourd (M. charantia) were made. Lactobacillus fermentum and the extracts were administered individually as well as in combination to diabetes induced mice. ...The results showed tha …
Besides this, natural extracts of plants fruits like java plum (Syzygium cumini) and bitter gourd (M. charantia) were made. Lactobaci …
Effects of Momordica charantia powder on serum glucose levels and various lipid parameters in rats fed with cholesterol-free and cholesterol-enriched diets.
Jayasooriya AP, Sakono M, Yukizaki C, Kawano M, Yamamoto K, Fukuda N. Jayasooriya AP, et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000 Sep;72(1-2):331-6. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00259-2. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000. PMID: 10967491
The effects of dietary bitter melon (Momordica charantia) freeze-dried powder on serum glucose level and lipid parameters of the serum and liver were studied in rats fed diets supplemented with and without cholesterol. Rats were fed the diets for 14 days cont …
The effects of dietary bitter melon (Momordica charantia) freeze-dried powder on serum glucose level and lipid paramete …
Hypotriglyceridemic and hypocholesterolemic effects of anti-diabetic Momordica charantia (karela) fruit extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Ahmed I, Lakhani MS, Gillett M, John A, Raza H. Ahmed I, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2001 Mar;51(3):155-61. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8227(00)00224-2. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2001. PMID: 11269887
Momordica charantia (karela) is commonly used as an antidiabetic and antihyperglycemic agent in Asian, Oriental and Latin American countries. ...These results suggest that M. charantia fruit extract exhibits hypolipidemic as well as hypoglyce
Momordica charantia (karela) is commonly used as an antidiabetic and antihyperglycemic agent in Asian, Oriental and Lat
Some toxicological studies of Momordica charantia L. on albino rats in normal and alloxan diabetic rats.
Abd El Sattar El Batran S, El-Gengaihi SE, El Shabrawy OA. Abd El Sattar El Batran S, et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Nov 24;108(2):236-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.05.015. Epub 2006 May 26. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006. PMID: 16815658
Momordica charantia L. (MC) (Cucurbitaceae) commonly known as balsam pear, bitter gourd or karela, used in several purposes in traditional medicine is an important medicinal plant. ...Also, these results suggested that MC extracts possesses anti-diabetic, hepato-ren
Momordica charantia L. (MC) (Cucurbitaceae) commonly known as balsam pear, bitter gourd or karela, used in several purposes in
In vitro and In vivo Determination of Biological Activities of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Peel, Flesh and Seeds.
Hussain A, Korma SA, Kabir K, Kauser S, Arif MR, Fatima H, Ali S, Ali MQ, Yaqub S, Shehzad A, Akram S, Ali A. Hussain A, et al. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2024 Jun;79(2):316-321. doi: 10.1007/s11130-024-01153-2. Epub 2024 Feb 15. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2024. PMID: 38358638
Momordica charantia L. has been remained a well-known medicinal vegetable used traditionally. However, which part is most effective against which disorder, has been remained undiscovered yet. The objective of this study was to examine the antimicrobial, antih
Momordica charantia L. has been remained a well-known medicinal vegetable used traditionally. However, which part is most e
An experimental evaluation of the antidiabetic and antilipidemic properties of a standardized Momordica charantia fruit extract.
Fernandes NP, Lagishetty CV, Panda VS, Naik SR. Fernandes NP, et al. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2007 Sep 24;7:29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-7-29. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2007. PMID: 17892543 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: The MCE, Momordica charantia fruit extract Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) have been documented to elicit hypoglycemic activity on various occasions. ...Hence, the biochemical, pharmacological and histopathological profiles of MCE clearly indicate its poten …
BACKGROUND: The MCE, Momordica charantia fruit extract Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) have been documented to elicit hypoglycemic
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