Momordica charantia, a Nutraceutical Approach for Inflammatory Related Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Momordica charantia, commonly called bitter melon, is a plant belonging to Cucurbitaceae family known for centuries for its pharmacological activities, and nutritional properties. Due to the presence of many bioactive compounds, some of which possess potent biological actions, this plant is used in folk medicine all over the world for the treatment of different pathologies, mainly diabetes, but also cancer, and other inflammation-associated diseases. It is widely demonstrated that M. charantia extracts contribute in lowering glycaemia in patients affected by type 2 diabetes. However, the majority of existing studies on M. charantia bioactive compounds were performed only on cell lines and in animal models. Therefore, because the real impact of bitter melon on human hea

SUBMITTER: Bortolotti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6517695 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature