Medical Uses Of Ampalaya -
Ampalaya for
Diabetes.
Ampalaya Bitter
Melon demonstrated hypoglycemic properties (blood sugar lowering) or other
actions of potential benefit against diabetes mellitus.
The hypoglycemic chemicals found in Ampalaya Bitter Melon include a mixture of steroidal seasonings known as charantins, insulin-like peptides, and alkaloids.
The hypoglycemic chemicals found in Ampalaya Bitter Melon include a mixture of steroidal seasonings known as charantins, insulin-like peptides, and alkaloids.
Ampalaya for
Hemorrhoids.
Powdered leaves and root decoction of Ampalaya
are applied to hemorrhoids as astringent.
Ampalaya for Stomach Problems.
Ampalaya
leaf juice is used to expel intestinal parasites,
treat dysentery,
diarrhea, and
chronic colitis.
Ampalaya for
Cough.
Ampalaya leaf juice is used for mild coughs
for children
Ampalaya for
Burns, Scalds and Wounds. Pounded Ampalaya
seeds or leaf are used to treat burns, scalds and wounds.
Ampalaya as
Anti-Cancer.
Two compounds extracted from ampalaya bitter
melon, α-eleostearic acid (from ampalaya seeds) and dihydroxy-α-eleostearic
acid (from the ampalayafruit) have been found to induce apoptosis of leukemia
cells in vitro. Diets containing 0.01% ampalaya bitter melon oil (0.006% as
α-eleostearic acid) were found to prevent azoxymethane-induced colon
carcinogenesis in rats.
