🔱Siddha Medicine
Bitter Gourd (Pavakkai)
Momordica charantia
About Bitter Gourd (Pavakkai)
Bitter Gourd (Pavakkai) (Momordica charantia) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Diabetes, Blood Sugar, Immune Support, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
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 · bothLeaves · both