Benefits of Bitter Gourd

                                                       Benefits of Bitter Gourd

Introduction: Its many properties are well known to all diabetic patients, who especially consume its juice and its cooked dish. The following text details about its many more properties.

                                                          Medicinal usage:

Headache: Take 10 -12 ml juice of its leaves and mix cow’s ghee and juice of pittapapada apply this paste on the forehead .It cures headache.

Eye disorders: In case of haziness  and night blindness , take a rusting iron vessel. Rub the juice of its leaves and a black pepper in its and apply it as eyeliner in the eyes and also apply it around the eyes.

Ear pain: Warm the juice of its fresh leaves or fruits and put a few drops in the ear.

Stomatitis: Mix chalk powder in its juice and apply on the boils in mouth.

For vomiting: Give 10 -12 gm juice of leaves with little amount of vinegar or rock salt mixed it it.It causes vomiting and purgation and cures the disorders.

Swelling of throat: Grind dried fruit in vinegar , warm the paste and apply on throt. It cures the swelling of throat.

Galactogogue: Boil its 20 gm leaves and give to the lactating women .It increases the production of milk and purifies blood.

Arthritis: Give 10 – 15 ml juice of its leaves or fruits with mustard seeds and salt mixed in it.It is beneficial in curing arthritis.

Ascites: Give 10 – 15 ml juice of its leaves with honey mixed in it . It is beneficial in curing ascites.

Jaundice: Give 10-15 ml juice of its leaves with black myrobalan grinded in it . It is beneficial in curing jaundice.

Nausea in children: Give 6 gm juice of its leaves with turmeric mixed in it. It causes vomiting thus resulting in cleansing of the stomach.

Bleeding Piles: Give 50 – 100 ml decoction of the upper thick part of its root with sugar mixed in it . every morning and evening.

Piles: Grind its root and apply the paste on the boils of piles.

Menstrual Cycle: Take 10 – 15 ml juice of its leaves and mix powder of ginger root , black pepper and peepal in it . Give this to the patient thrice a day . It purifies menstrual cycle.

Diabetes:

1.       It is very beneficial in curing diabetes. It activate the pancreatic cells and enhances the production of insulin.