🏝️Filipino Traditional Medicine
Ampalaya
Momordica charantia
About Ampalaya
Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) is a herb used in the Filipino Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Diabetes, Blood Sugar, Liver Support, and Immune Support. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash, or balsam-pear, is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. It is sometimes known by names loaned from Asian languages.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal