Bitter Melon fruit - Latin Name: (Mormordicae charantiae)

Herbal Anecdote: For centuries, bitter melon has been used in the Philippines as a therapeutic remedy in a variety of illnesses such as leukemia, diabetes(before the invention of insulin) asthma, insect bites, menstrual cycle problems, stomach problems, as well as many other maladies. Today, in the United States, this vegetable, and its leaves and vines, are being used as an alternative therapy in the form of an antiviral to combat some of the symptoms of HIV and to allegedly stop the replication of the virus.

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