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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|lowers feversColitis}}, {{Uses|colitisDysentery}}, {{Uses|dysenteryDiabetes}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|malignant Malignant ulcers}}, {{Uses|stomach Stomach worms}}, {{Uses|feverFever}}, {{Uses|phlegmPhlegm}}, {{Uses|hypertensionHypertension}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Amino acids, glutamic Glutamic acid, lactamic Lactamic acid, betaBeta-lactamic acid, phenylalaninePhenylalanine, prolineProline, alphaAlpha-aminobutyric Aminobutyric acid, citrullineCitrulline, galacturonic Galacturonic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=haagalakaayHaagalakaayi|ml=|sa=kaarvellakahKaarvellakah|ta=iracaIraca-valli|te=kakaraKakara|hi=Karela, kathillaKathilla|en=AgrimonyBitter gourd}}
==Properties==
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Tikta (Bitter),
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual climbing plantClimber}}
==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==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|coastal Coastal thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|along Along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Along creeks and streams}}, {{Commonly seen|lowland 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]]
