Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for Type II Diabetes

July 5, 2006

Dear Group,I posted my information regarding Bitter Melon on a diabetic group. This is the answer I received. I believe this article contains a wealth of valuable information, however of course I don't agree with his assessement of diabetic meds. Most of us on this group are aware that there IS a cure for diabetes and we know the answer lies in natural remedies not pharmaceuticals.As you peruse this article please keep in mind that the author is a medical doctor and because of this his views are somewhat biased!Regards, JoAnn-------------------------Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for Type II DiabetesDr. Donald HoustonData & information collected from internet about bitter melon issparse but it does exist. You will find that there are a fewarticles and even a 103-page technical report about fresh bittermelon also called bitter gourd. Suppliers attempt to sell it ascapsules, cream, powder, dehydrated slices & in tea bagformulations. It is the dehydrated form that is the most natural & actually is the most convenient. made as a tea you need only to addsome hot water make into a drink that you can easily ingest.What is the secret behind bitter melon? How does it work? Why doesis it effective? Will it be effective with both Type I & Type 2diabetics? These are only a few of the many challenging questionsabout bitter melon & diabetes. Is it possible to safely use thisnatural vegetable, in dehydrated form, to substitute traditional & much more common diabetic medications?It is actually easy to systemically explore as well asscientifically explain some of them. You, the diabetic patient willcontribute greatly to mankind along with yourself if we use a dirt-cheap natural dehydrated vegetable to substitute or even replace amultiple-hundred-million-dollar-invested artificial medications?There is no cure for diabetes! Yet! We need to allow this dehydratedvegetable to go to the "front-line," and realign the thinking & consensus about diabetic medications so that the traditonalmedications can become the backup units in the fight against thisinsidious disease.? Just imagine how much money can we save and howmany side-effects can we avoid!Bitter Melon, also called as Karela or Momordica Charantia is a herbthat helps regulate blood sugar levels & assists in keeping bodyfunctions operating in a normal manner. Karela contains Gurmarin, apolypeptide similar to bovine insulin. This polypeptide has beenshown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar-regulatingeffect as it suppresses the neural response to sweet-taste stimuli.Karela's principle constituents are lectins, charantin & momordicine. This fruit has long been used in India, Burma,Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand Viet Nam & the Phillipines as a folkremedy for diabetes mellitus. Lectins from the bitter melon/gourdhave shown significant lipogenic & antilipolytic activities.It is the fruits, leaves & even the roots of the plant that containthe 2 alkaloids necessary for the supression of the neural responseto a sweet-taste stimuli., One of these alkaloids is momordicine.The plant also contains a glucoside, actually a saponin-likesubstance, which is a resin with an unpleasant taste, caused by anaromatic volatile oil & a mucilaginous property as well. The seedscontain an alkaloid, m.p. 236 along with an anthelmintic principlein the germ. The seeds also contain urease. The fruits, leaves & roots as well as extracts of Momordica charantia possesspharmacological properties and medicinal uses. It is useful as anemetic, purgative, in bilious affections, burning soles of the feet,as an anthelmentic, in piles, leprosy, jaundice, as a vermifuge,astringent in hemorrhoids, as a stomachic, antispasmodic,antioxytocic, hypoglycemic, antipyretic, mild hypotensive, anorecticand for the potentiation of ACh, histamine, BaCI2 inducedcontractions & in the inhibition of ACh of skeletal muscle.Clinical StudiesThe substance, p-Insulin was tested in a controlled clinical trial.In juvenile diabetics, the peak hypoglycemic effect was observedafter 1-8 hrs; in patients with maturity onset diabetes, maximumfall in blood sugar level was noted after 12 hrs. Karela or BitterMelon has also been reported to show hypocholesteroemic activity.Bitter gourd is seasonal vegetable with a very bitter taste but itis also a highly rich source of phosphorous. The needs ofphosphorous in human body are fulfilled by regular use of bittergourd is invigorating. Bitter gourd is a blood purifier, activatesspleen & liver. It is being shown to also be highly beneficial & effective in the treatemnt of diabetes. It is a purgative,appetizer, digestive, anti-inflammatory & has a highly significanthealing capacity as well.Sources:Bitter Melon, Sweet Potentialby Brian MeyerInternational Institute of Natural Pharmacology Pamphlet # 2005-104Functional beta cell regeneration in the islets of Pancreas inalloxan induced dibetic rats by epicatechinChakravarthy BK, Gupa S, and Gode KD: Life Sc 31:2693-7, 1982

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July 10, 2006

I have not posted on this group yet, so first let me say thank

you for having me....I love the wisdom that is shared here! As for

this artical, thank you....as a diabetic I have tried so many things

and the meds that the docs have me on...good grief! I will try this

and see what happens.....

bright blessings of love and light,

andrea

, " Jose and Diana Gonzalez "

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> ternative_Medicine_Forum/message/41774> Bitter Melon: A Natural

Remedy for

> Type II Diabetes

>

> Dear Group,

> I posted my information regarding Bitter Melon on a diabetic

> group. This is the answer I received. I believe this article

> contains a wealth of valuable information, however of course I

don't

> agree with his assessement of diabetic meds.

> Most of us on this group are aware that there IS a cure for

diabetes

> and we know the answer lies in natural remedies not pharmaceuticals.

> As you peruse this article please keep in mind that the author is a

> medical doctor and because of this his views are somewhat biased!

> Regards, JoAnn

>

> -------------------------

> Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for Type II Diabetes

> Dr. Donald Houston

>

> Data & information collected from internet about bitter melon is

> sparse but it does exist. You will find that there are a few

> articles and even a 103-page technical report about fresh bitter

> melon also called bitter gourd. Suppliers attempt to sell it as

> capsules, cream, powder, dehydrated slices & in tea bag

> formulations. It is the dehydrated form that is the most natural &

> actually is the most convenient. made as a tea you need only to add

> some hot water make into a drink that you can easily ingest.

>

> What is the secret behind bitter melon? How does it work? Why does

> is it effective? Will it be effective with both Type I & Type 2

> diabetics? These are only a few of the many challenging questions

> about bitter melon & diabetes. Is it possible to safely use this

> natural vegetable, in dehydrated form, to substitute traditional &

> much more common diabetic medications?

>

> It is actually easy to systemically explore as well as

> scientifically explain some of them. You, the diabetic patient will

> contribute greatly to mankind along with yourself if we use a dirt-

> cheap natural dehydrated vegetable to substitute or even replace a

> multiple-hundred-million-dollar-invested artificial medications?

>

> There is no cure for diabetes! Yet! We need to allow this dehydrated

> vegetable to go to the " front-line, " and realign the thinking &

> consensus about diabetic medications so that the traditonal

> medications can become the backup units in the fight against this

> insidious disease.? Just imagine how much money can we save and how

> many side-effects can we avoid!

>

> Bitter Melon, also called as Karela or Momordica Charantia is a herb

> that helps regulate blood sugar levels & assists in keeping body

> functions operating in a normal manner. Karela contains Gurmarin, a

> polypeptide similar to bovine insulin. This polypeptide has been

> shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar-regulating

> effect as it suppresses the neural response to sweet-taste stimuli.

> Karela's principle constituents are lectins, charantin &

> momordicine. This fruit has long been used in India, Burma,

> Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand Viet Nam & the Phillipines as a folk

> remedy for diabetes mellitus. Lectins from the bitter melon/gourd

> have shown significant lipogenic & antilipolytic activities.

>

> It is the fruits, leaves & even the roots of the plant that contain

> the 2 alkaloids necessary for the supression of the neural response

> to a sweet-taste stimuli., One of these alkaloids is momordicine.

> The plant also contains a glucoside, actually a saponin-like

> substance, which is a resin with an unpleasant taste, caused by an

> aromatic volatile oil & a mucilaginous property as well. The seeds

> contain an alkaloid, m.p. 236 along with an anthelmintic principle

> in the germ. The seeds also contain urease. The fruits, leaves &

> roots as well as extracts of Momordica charantia possess

> pharmacological properties and medicinal uses. It is useful as an

> emetic, purgative, in bilious affections, burning soles of the feet,

> as an anthelmentic, in piles, leprosy, jaundice, as a vermifuge,

> astringent in hemorrhoids, as a stomachic, antispasmodic,

> antioxytocic, hypoglycemic, antipyretic, mild hypotensive, anorectic

> and for the potentiation of ACh, histamine, BaCI2 induced

> contractions & in the inhibition of ACh of skeletal muscle.

>

> Clinical Studies

>

> The substance, p-Insulin was tested in a controlled clinical trial.

> In juvenile diabetics, the peak hypoglycemic effect was observed

> after 1-8 hrs; in patients with maturity onset diabetes, maximum

> fall in blood sugar level was noted after 12 hrs. Karela or Bitter

> Melon has also been reported to show hypocholesteroemic activity.

>

> Bitter gourd is seasonal vegetable with a very bitter taste but it

> is also a highly rich source of phosphorous. The needs of

> phosphorous in human body are fulfilled by regular use of bitter

> gourd is invigorating. Bitter gourd is a blood purifier, activates

> spleen & liver. It is being shown to also be highly beneficial &

> effective in the treatemnt of diabetes. It is a purgative,

> appetizer, digestive, anti-inflammatory & has a highly significant

> healing capacity as well.

>

> Sources:

>

> Bitter Melon, Sweet Potential

> by Brian Meyer

>

> International Institute of Natural Pharmacology Pamphlet # 2005-104

>

> Functional beta cell regeneration in the islets of Pancreas in

> alloxan induced dibetic rats by epicatechin

> Chakravarthy BK, Gupa S, and Gode KD: Life Sc 31:2693-7, 1982

>

> " To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or

that we

> are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only

unpatriotic and

> servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public " .

> Theodore Roosevelt

>

> Check Out My Groups:

>

> Everything Natural

> http://health./

> Everything Magick

> EverythingMagick/

> <http://www.palmarosasoaps.com/>

>

July 12, 2006

Andrea,

I am a diabetic as well. You will enjoy the group. Lots of great info comes through here. Let me know if you would like to talk.

----

andrea

07/11/06 17:54:16

Re: Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for Type II Diabetes

I have not posted on this group yet, so first let me say thank you for having me....I love the wisdom that is shared here! As for this artical, thank you....as a diabetic I have tried so many things and the meds that the docs have me on...good grief! I will try this and see what happens.....bright blessings of love and light,andrea , "Jose and Diana Gonzalez" <joseanddiana wrote:>> > > <http://us.lrd./_ylc=X3oDMTJyMG1vdmtmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzQxOT> gyNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNjAwMDYwODE0BG1zZ0lkAzQxNzc0BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW> 1lAzExNTIwMjI3MzI-;_ylg=1/SIG=12bllp83f/**http%3a//Al> ternative_Medicine_Forum/message/41774> Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for> Type II Diabetes > > Dear Group,> I posted my information regarding Bitter Melon on a diabetic > group. This is the answer I received. I believe this article > contains a wealth of valuable information, however of course I don't > agree with his assessement of diabetic meds. > Most of us on this group are aware that there IS a cure for diabetes > and we know the answer lies in natural remedies not pharmaceuticals.> As you peruse this article please keep in mind that the author is a > medical doctor and because of this his views are somewhat biased!> Regards, JoAnn> > -------------------------> Bitter Melon: A Natural Remedy for Type II Diabetes> Dr. Donald Houston> > Data & information collected from internet about bitter melon is> sparse but it does exist. You will find that there are a few> articles and even a 103-page technical report about fresh bitter> melon also called bitter gourd. Suppliers attempt to sell it as> capsules, cream, powder, dehydrated slices & in tea bag> formulations. It is the dehydrated form that is the most natural & > actually is the most convenient. made as a tea you need only to add> some hot water make into a drink that you can easily ingest.> > What is the secret behind bitter melon? How does it work? Why does> is it effective? Will it be effective with both Type I & Type 2> diabetics? These are only a few of the many challenging questions> about bitter melon & diabetes. Is it possible to safely use this> natural vegetable, in dehydrated form, to substitute traditional & > much more common diabetic medications?> > It is actually easy to systemically explore as well as> scientifically explain some of them. You, the diabetic patient will> contribute greatly to mankind along with yourself if we use a dirt-> cheap natural dehydrated vegetable to substitute or even replace a> multiple-hundred-million-dollar-invested artificial medications?> > There is no cure for diabetes! Yet! We need to allow this dehydrated> vegetable to go to the "front-line," and realign the thinking & > consensus about diabetic medications so that the traditonal> medications can become the backup units in the fight against this> insidious disease.? Just imagine how much money can we save and how> many side-effects can we avoid!> > Bitter Melon, also called as Karela or Momordica Charantia is a herb> that helps regulate blood sugar levels & assists in keeping body> functions operating in a normal manner. Karela contains Gurmarin, a> polypeptide similar to bovine insulin. This polypeptide has been> shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar-regulating> effect as it suppresses the neural response to sweet-taste stimuli.> Karela's principle constituents are lectins, charantin & > momordicine. This fruit has long been used in India, Burma,> Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand Viet Nam & the Phillipines as a folk> remedy for diabetes mellitus. Lectins from the bitter melon/gourd> have shown significant lipogenic & antilipolytic activities.> > It is the fruits, leaves & even the roots of the plant that contain> the 2 alkaloids necessary for the supression of the neural response> to a sweet-taste stimuli., One of these alkaloids is momordicine.> The plant also contains a glucoside, actually a saponin-like> substance, which is a resin with an unpleasant taste, caused by an> aromatic volatile oil & a mucilaginous property as well. The seeds> contain an alkaloid, m.p. 236 along with an anthelmintic principle> in the germ. The seeds also contain urease. The fruits, leaves & > roots as well as extracts of Momordica charantia possess> pharmacological properties and medicinal uses. It is useful as an> emetic, purgative, in bilious affections, burning soles of the feet,> as an anthelmentic, in piles, leprosy, jaundice, as a vermifuge,> astringent in hemorrhoids, as a stomachic, antispasmodic,> antioxytocic, hypoglycemic, antipyretic, mild hypotensive, anorectic> and for the potentiation of ACh, histamine, BaCI2 induced> contractions & in the inhibition of ACh of skeletal muscle.> > Clinical Studies> > The substance, p-Insulin was tested in a controlled clinical trial.> In juvenile diabetics, the peak hypoglycemic effect was observed> after 1-8 hrs; in patients with maturity onset diabetes, maximum> fall in blood sugar level was noted after 12 hrs. Karela or Bitter> Melon has also been reported to show hypocholesteroemic activity.> > Bitter gourd is seasonal vegetable with a very bitter taste but it> is also a highly rich source of phosphorous. The needs of> phosphorous in human body are fulfilled by regular use of bitter> gourd is invigorating. Bitter gourd is a blood purifier, activates> spleen & liver. It is being shown to also be highly beneficial & > effective in the treatemnt of diabetes. It is a purgative,> appetizer, digestive, anti-inflammatory & has a highly significant> healing capacity as well.> > Sources:> > Bitter Melon, Sweet Potential> by Brian Meyer> > International Institute of Natural Pharmacology Pamphlet # 2005-104> > Functional beta cell regeneration in the islets of Pancreas in> alloxan induced dibetic rats by epicatechin> Chakravarthy BK, Gupa S, and Gode KD: Life Sc 31:2693-7, 1982> > "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we> are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and> servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public".> Theodore Roosevelt> > Check Out My Groups:> > Everything Natural> http://health./> Everything Magick> EverythingMagick/> <http://www.palmarosasoaps.com/>>