*In traditional medicine of India different parts of the plant are used as claimed treatments for diabetes, as a stomachic, laxative, antibilious, emetic, anthelmintic agent, for the treatment of cough, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, wounds, ulcer, gout, and rheumatism.
*Momordica charantia has a number of purported uses including cancer prevention, treatment of diabetes, fever, HIV and AIDS, and infections.
==Common name==
* '''English''' - Bitter gourd
* '''Kannada''' - ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ
* '''Hindi''' - करेला
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