Bitter Gourd Nutrition and Health Benefits Of Bitter Gourd

Bitter Gourd Health Benefits

• Bitter gourd are rich sources of complex vitamin B, C, essential minerals such as magnesium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and high dietary fiber.
• Bitter gourd and diabetes are closely linked to each other, since ancient days as herbalists believe that bitter gourd possesses powerful qualities in controlling the blood condition.
  
  
  
  
• Health benefits of bitter gourd can be realized through a specific phyto-nutrient believed to have a hypoglycemic effect on diabetes. Moreover, bitter gourds are also rich in iron, beta-carotene, calcium and potassium, which make it an ideal nutritional supplement.
• Some medical researchers are of the opinion that a particular insulin-like compound known as polypeptide P works as an effective insulin replacement in patients with diabetes.
  
  
  
  
• The health benefits of bitter gourd are almost unparalled among fruits/vegetables in its abilities to provide medicinal properties for ailments. Consuming the juice of bitter gourd for health is believed to be extremely beneficial in treating blood disorders such as blood boils and itching due to blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood. Consuming regular quantities of bitter gourd juice is known to enhance the levels of energy and stamina in the body and is especially beneficial for people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
• Some herbalists believe that even restless sleeping patterns can get normalized or stabilized with the regular consumption of bitter gourd juice. The high levels of beta-carotene and other beneficial compounds in bitter gourd juice make it one of the best vegetable-fruit in easing eye disorders and enriching eyesight.
• Bitter gourd juice is also known to cure a bad hangover and can cure alcohol intoxication by helping to cleanse and repair the liver after consuming alcohol. As a form of folk remedy, bitter gourd was used by herbalists to treat diabetes.
• Recent medical studies have established that bitter gourd possesses a 'plant-insulin’, which helps in bringing down the levels of sugar in the blood and urine in the body.
• Diabetic patients must therefore liberally consume bitter gourd juice everyday to obtain beneficial results.
  
  
  
  
• Bitter gourd seeds can also be consumed in a powdered de-bittered form for those who find the taste of the juice unpalatable. Bitter gourd can also be consumed in the form of a decoction by boiling fresh pieces of bitter gourd in water and consuming it like a herbal tea.