Momordica is a genus of about 60 species of annual or perennial climbers herbaceous or rarely small shrubs belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, natives of tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia and Australia.

苦瓜（Momordica charantia L.）是葫芦科苦瓜属一年生攀援状柔弱草本，苦瓜茎、枝上被柔毛，卷须纤细；叶柄细长，背面淡绿色，叶脉呈掌状；花为雌雄同株；果实纺锤形或圆柱形，多瘤皱，成熟后橙黄色；种子长圆形，两面有刻纹。

Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karela, [1] karavila and many more names listed below) [2] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.

Apr 6, 2023 · Bitter melon — also known as bitter gourd or Momordica charantia — is a tropical vine that belongs to the gourd family and is closely related to zucchini, squash, pumpkin, and cucumber. It’s...

苦瓜（學名： Momordica charantia ）又名涼瓜、半生瓜、癞葡萄、锦荔枝等，是葫芦科的热带和亚热带 藤本植物。苦瓜原产于非洲。 [1] 野生或半驯化的变种在史前时期遍布亚洲，很可能在东南亚被完全驯化。 [1] [2]

One plant that has received the most attention for its anti-diabetic properties is bitter melon, Momordica charantia (M. charantia), commonly referred to as bitter gourd, karela and balsam pear. Its fruit is also used for the treatment of diabetes and related conditions amongst the indigenous populations of Asia, South America, India and East ...

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is a vine originally from India and other Asian countries. It has been traditionally used to treat diabetes. Bitter melon contains a chemical that acts like...

Aug 7, 2023 · Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is a type of edible, medicinal fruit that is native to Asia, Africa and parts of the Caribbean. It has a very long history of use in China, Ayurvedic medicine — a traditional system of healing that has been practiced for India for over 3,000 years — and also in some of the healthiest places of the world ...

Jan 1, 2011 · Momordica charantia L. (commonly known as bitter gourd, karela or balsam pear or bitter melon) is the most widely cultivated species of Momordica. It is grown in India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, Australia, tropical Africa, …

Ripe fruits are ornamentally attractive but malodorous. Tubular yellow flowers under an inch with 5 spreading petals bloom from the upper leaf axils in summer and early fall. Alternate, foul-smelling, deeply palmately lobed, dark green leaves (1 to 4 inches in diameter) have 3 to 7 deep palmate lobes with sharply toothed margins.