GOD'S FOOD: BITTER GOURD - ANTI CANCER

God had a perfect plan when He created heaven and earth. He said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so (Genesis 1:11).

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:12).

God could forsee the future when man would sin and diseases would abound. In His compassion for the masses, God had already created the different herbs to cure the illness, and the bitter melon or gourd is one of the herbs.

Bitter gourd or bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vine grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. It is among the most bitter of all fruits. The various varieties differ in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.

The bitter gourd has two types. One is about 20 cm long, and pale green in colour and the other is smaller and less than 10 cm long with a darker green colour. When ripe, it becomes more bitter and the colour turns reddish orange.

It is a popular ingredient in some southeast Asian salads.

Asia and Africa use the bitter gourd in their native medicines. People are also turning to alternative and natural medicine rather than taking medicine, chemo or radiation. They feel alternative medicine is their last hope, especially for cancer.

It is good to know the various health benefits of bitter gourd if they are
planning to add this vegetable to their daily diets. Given below is the
bitter gourd nutrition information, per 100 grams:
 
•  Calcium                            - 19 mg
•  Cholesterol                        - 0 mg
•  Copper                           - 0.034 mg
•  Dietary Fiber                      - 3 g 
•  Dietary Folate Equivalents   - 72 mcg
•  Folate                                - 72 mcg
•  Folic Acid                             0 mcg 
•  Food Folate                        - 5.6 mcg 
•  Iron                                    - 0.43 mg
•  Magnesium                        - 17 mg
•  Manganese                      - 0.089 mg
•  Pantothenic Acid              - 0.212 mcg
•  Phosphorus                        - 31 mg
•  Potassium                          - 296 mg
•  Protein                               - 1 g
•  Saturated Fat                      - 0 g
•  Selenium                            - 0.2 mcg
•  Sodium                               - 5 mg
•  Sodium                               - 5 mg
•  Sugar                                  - 0 g 
•  Total Carbohydrates             - 4 g
•  Total Fat                             - 0 g
•  Zinc                                    - 0.8 mg 
 
 

Bitter gourd has many benefits beside being anti cancer, antidote for alcoholism, blood disorders, cholera, constipation, diabetes, eye problems and others.

ANTI CANCER

Studies have shown that two compounds extracted from bitter melon, α-eleostearic acid (from seeds) and 15,16-dihydroxy-α-eleostearic acid (from the fruit) have been found to induce apoptosis of leukemia cells in vitro.

ALCOHOLISM

Leaf juice is beneficial in the treatment of alcoholism. It is an antidote for alcohol intoxication. It is also useful in liver damage due to alcoholism.

BLOOD DISORDERS

Bitter gourd is highly beneficial in the treatment of blood disorders like blood, boils, scabies, psoriasis, ring-worm and other fungal diseases. A cupful of fresh juice of bitter gourd mixed with a teaspoonful of lime juice should be taken on empty stomach daily for four to six months is beneficial.

CHOLERA

Fresh juice of leaves of bitter gourd is also an effective medicine in early stages of cholera and other types of diarrhoea.

CONSTIPATION

The cellulose content of the beet acts as a bulk residue, and prevents habitual constipation.

DIABETES

The bitter gourd is used as a folk medicine for diabetes. Recent researches have established that it contains an insulin like plant which has been found highly beneficial in lowering the blood and urine sugar level.

Many diabetics usually suffer from malnutrition as they are usually under-nourished. Bitter gourd being rich in all the essential vitamins and minerals.offset the problem.

EYE PROBLEM

The high beta-carotene and other properties in bitter gourd makes it one of the finest vegetable that help alleviate eye problems and Improving eyesight.

PILES

The juice of fresh leaves of bitter gourd helps in piles. Three teaspoonfuls of leaf juice mixed with a glassful of buttermilk should be taken every morning for about a month. A paste of the roots of bitter gourd plant can also be applied with beneficial results.

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

From ancient times bitter gourd plant roots are used in folk medicine for respiratory disorders. A teaspoonful of the root paste mixed with equal amount of honey every night for a month acts as an excellent medicine for asthma, bronchitis, and colds.

Bitter Melon Extract Decreased Breast Cancer Cell Growth
ScienceDaily (Feb. 23, 2010) — Bitter melon extract, a common dietary
supplement, exerts a significant effect against breast cancer cell growth and
may eventually become a chemopreventive agent against this form of cancer,
according to results of a recent study.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8530730.stm

Extracts of bitter melon 'can block breast cancer'

The bitter melon fruit grows in tropical and sub-tropical climates
Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer
blocking powers, say researchers.

Scientists found key ingredients of the green and knobbly bitter melon fruit interfered with chemical pathways involved in cancer growth.

It turned off signals telling the breast cancer cells to divide and switched on signals encouraging them to commit suicide.

Experts told Cancer Research journal more trials were needed.
Although promising as an anti-cancer agent, trials in animals and then humans are still needed, study co-author Dr Rajesh Agarwal from the University of Colorado, US, said.

And there is no proof that eating lots of bitter melon would offer any cancer protection, he said.

Extracts of bitter melon 'can block breast cancer'

The bitter melon fruit grows in tropical and sub-tropical climates
Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers.

Scientists found key ingredients of the green and knobbly bitter melon fruit interfered with chemical pathways involved in cancer growth.

It turned off signals telling the breast cancer cells to divide and switched on signals encouraging them to commit suicide.

Experts told Cancer Research journal more trials were needed.
Although promising as an anti-cancer agent, trials in animals and then humans are still needed, study co-author Dr Rajesh Agarwal from the University of Colorado, US, said.

And there is no proof that eating lots of bitter melon would offer any cancer protection, he said.

Excessively high doses of bitter melon juice can cause abominal pain and diarrhea. Small children or anyone with hypoglycemia should not take bitter gourd, since this herb could trigger or worsen low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. Diabetics taking hypoglycemic drugs or insulin should use bitter gourd with caution, as it may lessen the effectiveness of the drugs.

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