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[[File:Taiwan 2009 Tainan City Organic Farm Bitter Gourd FRD 7956.jpg|thumb|right|''Momordica charantia'', ''Bitter gourd'']]
'''Bitter gourd''' , known as '''bitter melon, Momordica charantia, bitter squash, or balsam-pear'''is a very vigorous, has names in other languages which have entered English as loanwords, eannual climbing plant.gIt produces stems up to 5 metres long. goya from Okinawan and '''karela''' from Sanskrit. Those from This plant is climb up into the Caribbean island surrounding vegetation, supporting itself by means of Jamaica commonly refer to the plant as '''cerasee'''tendrils
==Uses==
{{Uses|Colitis}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Malignant ulcers}}, {{Uses|Stomach worms}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Phlegm}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Amino acids, Glutamic acid, Lactamic acid, Beta-lactamic acid, Phenylalanine, Proline, Alpha-Aminobutyric acid, Citrulline, Galacturonic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Haagalakaayi|ml=|sa=Kaarvellakah|ta=Iraca-valli|te=Kakara|hi=Karela, kathillaKathilla|en=Bitter gourd}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|lobed Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|generalGeneral|100–200 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|the The fruit is fleshy|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaBrihat Sarwa Jawarahara Lauh]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Aragwadadi kashaya]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant Seed - sow in situ. Seedlings emerge 5 - 7 days after sowing, but fresh seed often shows dormancy which is best adapted very hard to hot humid areas of the tropics break and subtropics, though it can be grown in a wide range of climates right into the temperate zone so long as there is a sufficient growing seasonlast for some months.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Coastal thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Along creeks}} , {{Commonly seen|Lowland forest margins}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/bittermelon/data03.html Phytochemicals]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/momordica/charantia/ Charecteristics]</ref><ref name="PhytochemicalsAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/09/20/bitter-gourd-karela-benefits-remedies-research-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://gobotanytropical.newenglandwildtheferns.org/species/momordicainfo/viewtropical.php?id=Momordica+charantia/ "charecteristics"Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateUses">[httpKarnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Momordica+charantia "Cultivation Details"]341</ref>
</references>
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20055177 Chemical constituents of Momordica charantia L]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]

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