Most of us could stand to eat more vegetables. Up your intake of this one vegetable and you can prevent cancer while also managing your blood sugar.

Medically reviewed by Lindsey DeSoto, RD Bitter melon (Momordica charantia), or bitter gourd, may offer benefits for inflammation, blood sugar control, and weight management. Bitter melon is a ...

Cerassee tea is a type of bush tea — a tea made from local plants. It’s typically made by boiling fresh leaves and stems of a wild variety of Momordica charantia, or bitter melon plant, which ...

Bitter melon is on the rise. It's long been a staple in Asian, African and Caribbean kitchens, either cooked or eaten raw. But now, bitter melon is becoming trendy as a popular supplement that ...

Studies show that bitter melon may help with symptoms for a variety of illnesses. Find out more about this little-known food and if it’s really a “magic bullet” for managing your blood sugar.

Bitter melon is on the rise. It's long been a staple in Asian, African and Caribbean kitchens, either cooked or eaten raw. But now, bitter melon is becoming trendy as a popular supplement that ...

A staple of Chinese and Indian cooking, these gourds (botanically, Momordica charantia) with skin like toads grow on climbing vines that can reach 12 feet.

Bitter melon goes by many names: bitter cucumber, bitter apple, bitter gourd and more. It’s pale green, looks like a particularly warty cucumber and is used most frequently in Asian and ...

In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus. The Bitter Sweet cocktail at Jade & Clover in Lower Manhattan features bitter melon in ...

Description: Cucumber’s ugly stepsister, the bitter melon (or bitter gourd) is an edible fruit pod popular in many Asian countries.It has soft ridges lengthwise and an uneven, pebbly surface.