Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
苦瓜kǔ guāKugua
Momordica charantia · Plant
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Indications
Cautions
May lower blood sugar; avoid with diabetes medications; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter melon for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Brighten EyesDiabetes MellitusDysenteryPainful Red EyesSummerheat-heat Vexation & ThirstToxin Of Sore & Welling Abscess Swelling
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Bitter melon does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Dispel SummerheatResolve Toxin