- Bitter melon or bitter guard has been used as medicine for a long time for lowering blood sugar, cholesterol etc.
- It has lots of phenolic compounds which acts as antioxidant (substance that helps protect cells in the body from damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals)
- Bitter-guard has been used to cure digestive problems, menstrual problems, various types of infections, insulin resistance, etc.
- It has anti-cancer properties and is used to fight different types of cancer.
- Bitter Melon stops gluconeogenesis (a process of making glucose in your liver when you are not eating) and keeps the beta cell function intact to make more insulin.
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