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February 15, 2003 Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia): A Review of Efficacy and Safety
by Ethan Basch, Steven Gabardi and Catherine Ulbricht
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is used primarily as an alternative therapy for diabetes. A member of the Cucurbitaceae family, ...
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Am J Health-Syst Pharm?Vol. 60, February 15, 2003 Download Now
2003 Bitter melon (Momordica charantia): A Review of Efficacy and Safety
by Ethan Basch, Steven Gabardi, Catherine Ulbright
Bittermelon (Momordica charantia) is used primarily as an alternative therapy for diabetes. A member of the Cucurbitaceae family, the plant ...
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Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics VOL 396, PP.207-212, 2003 Download Now
1996 Anti-Diabetic Properties and Phytochemistry Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae)
by A. Raman, C. Lau
Contents Introduction. Habitat and traditional uses. Studies in human subjects. In vivo studies in laboratory animals. Effects on tissue and enzymes; possible mode of action. Phytochemicals ...
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Phytomedicine Vol. 2, pp 349-362, 1996 Download Now
1977 Clinical Trial in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus of an Insulin-Like Compound from Plant Source
by V. S. Baldwa, C. M. Bhandari, A. Pangaria, R. K. Goyal
A crude extract obtained frum fruit of a plant known as Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd), has been shown to ...
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Upsala J. Med Sci. Vol.82, pp.39-41, 1977 Download Now
Delivered Momordica charantia Linn. (Family: Cucurbitaceae)
by William D. Torres
I. Introduction Plants have been used for the treatment of diseases throughout the world since the beginning of the civilization. Among ...
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1994 Hypoglycemic Agents from Momordica charantia Fruit Pulp
by Nilufar Nahar, Iqbal Rouf Mamun, Thamina Nasrin, M. Mosihuzzaman
Non-sapogenic methanol extract of the freeze-dried Momordica charantia fruit pulp juice showed positive oral hypoglycemic effect in non-diabetic as well ...
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ASOMPS VIII p.109, Malaysia, 1994 Download Now
January 1990 Studies on Anticonvulsant and Antiinflammatory Actions of Extracts of Momordica charantia
by Jawahar Lal, Suresh Chandra, Shashi Gupta, S. K. Tandan
The powdered fruits of Momordica charantia (H-Karela; N. O. Cucurbitaceae) are said to be useful in healing of wounds, intractable ...
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Indian Veterinary Research Institute Vol. 67 pp. 82-83 Download Now
1988 Notes on Economic Plants, Balsam-Pear (Momordica charantia, Cucurbitaceae)
by Walters, Dekker-Walters
Notes on Economic Plants Balsam-pear (Momordica charantia, Cucurbitaceae). ? Momordica, is ...
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Economic Botany 42, 2 pp. 286-289, 1988 Download Now
1982 Effects of a Hypoglycemic Plant Extract (Momordica charantia) on Isolated Pancreatic Islets Rich in ß-Cells
by Jayantha Welihinda, E. Gylfe, E. Karlsson, Bo Hellman
In the tropical world the fruits of Momordica charantia are used in the treatment of diabetes. Although the hypoglycemic action ...
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Acta Endocrnologica Vol.100, S 247 p62, 1982 Download Now
1973 Hypoglycemic Activity of Seeds of Momordica charantia
by Grover, J. K., Gupta, S. R.
Unripe fruits of Momordica charantia have been reported to possess hypoglycemic activity which is attributed to presence of insulin ...
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Pushpa Khanna and S. Mohan Ind J Experimental. Biol 11, 58, pp.1026-1027, 1973 Download Now
1962 Note on a Hypoglycaemic Principle Isolated from the fruits of Momordica charantia
by M. M. Lolitkar, dr. M. R. rajarama Rao
The fruits of Momordica charantia (Hindi: Karela) are commonly used as vegetables. These are also mentioned in Ayurvedic medicine as ...
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Journal of the University of Bombay Vol.29, pp.223-224, 1960-61, Published 1962 Download Now
Unpublished Favism, Vicine and Momordica charantia Linn.
by William D. Torres, Ph. D.
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Unpublished A Neutral Constituent of Momordica foetida
by A. A. Olaniyi
Momordica foetida, (family Cucurbitaceae), found in Southern Nigeia , has been used natively as a medicinal in the treatment of ...
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Lloydia Vo.38, No. 4 pp.361-362 Download Now
2003 Antihyperglycemic Effects of Three extracts from Momordica charantia
by M. K. Biyani, M. M. Banavalikar, A. C. Suthar, S. Shahani, S. Sivakami, Jaspreet Vidri
Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism attributed to dimished production of insulin or mounting resistance to ...
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 88, pp.107-111, 2003 Download Now
2003 Systematic Review of Herbs and Dietary Supplements for Glycemic Control Diabetes
by Gloria Y. Yeh; Ted J. Kapichuk; David M. Eisenberg; Russell S. Phillips
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Diabetes Care Vol 26, pp 1277-1294 Download Now
August 2001 An Inquiry to the Hypoglycemic Action of Momordica charantia Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients
by Reynaldo Rosales, Ricardo Fernando
Plant products have been used in the treatment of diseases for many years now and could be historically considered to ...
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Philippine Journal of Internal Med. Pp.213, July-August 2001 Download Now
1998 Fluorescence Quenching and Time-Resolved Fluorescence studies on Momordica charantia (Bitter Gourd) Seed Lectin
by P. Padma, Sneha Sudha Komath, Musti J. Swamy
Lectins are proteins of non-immune origin that bind specifically to carbohydrates,a property that enables them to bring about agglutination of ...
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Vol.45 No.5, 1998 Download Now
1992 Deoxyribonucleolytic Activity of a- and ß- Momocharins
by Thomas T. m. Go, H. W. Yeung, W. P. Fong
a-and ß-Momorcharins (a-and ß-MMCs) are two proteins found in abundance in the tradition Chinese herbal medicine Kuguazi (seeds ...
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Life Sciences Vol. 51 pp. 1347-1353, 1992 Download Now
1992 Preliminary Report on the Use of Momordica Charantia Extract By HIV Patients
by Qing Cai Zhang
Introduction The Chinese name for Momordica charantia L. (bitter melon) is Ku Gua. It belongs to the Curcubitaceae family. In Traditional ...
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The Journal of Naturopathic Medicine Vol. 3 No. 1, pp.65-69 1992 Download Now
1991 Chemical Composition of Momordica charantia L. Fruits
by Kuri E. Yuwai, Koyyalamudi Sundar Rao, Chalapan Kaluwin, Gwyn P. Jones, Donald E. Rivett
Introduction Momordica charantia Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) is a widely cultivated plant for medicinal and food uses. The fruits (bitter gourds) of the ...
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J. Agric. Food Chem. Vol. 39, pp. 1762-1763 1991 Download Now
1989 Acyglucosl Sterols from Momordica charantia
by Amelia P. Guevara, Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco, Fabian M. Dayrit, Paul Finch
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Phytochemistry Vol. 28, No. 6 pp 1721-1724, 1989 Download Now
1986 Effect of Momordica charantia on the Glucose Tolerance in Maturity Onset Diabetes
by J. Welihindaa, E.H. Karunanayakea, M.H.R. Sheriffb
Introduction Although substantial work has been done on the hypoglycemic activity of M. charantia on normal and diabetic laboratory animals (Rivera, ...
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 17:277-282 (1986) Download Now
1982 Purification and Charaterization of a Cytostatic Factor from the Bitter melon Momordica charantia
by D. J. Takemoto, C. Jilka, R. Kresie, Dept of Medicine, University of Kansas
We have previously reported that a crude aqueous extract of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia) has both cytostatic and cytotoxic ...
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Preparative Biochemistry 12(4) pp.355-375, 1982 Download Now
1982 Stucture of Momordicosides F1, F2, G, I K and L, Novel Cucurbitacins in the Fruit of Momordica charantia L.
by Hikaru Okabe, Yumi Miyahara, Tatsuo Yamamuchi
Cucurbitacins comprise a group of triterpenes, most of which are bitter principles commonly distributed in the cucurbitaceous plants. The fruits ...
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Tetrahedron Letters Vol. 23, No,1, pp.77-80, 1982 Download Now
June 6, 1981 Improvement in Glucose Tolerance Due to Momordica charantia (Karela)
by B. A. Leatherdale, R. K. Panesar, G. Singh, T. W. Atkins, C. J. Bailey, A. H. C. Bignell
Karela (Momordica charantia), known also as cundeamor or bitter gourd, is a vegetable indigenous to South America and Asian that ...
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British Medical Journal Vol.282, pp.1823-1824, June 6, 1981 Download Now
1977 Clinical Trial in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus of an insulin-like compound obtained from plant source
by V.S. Baldwa, C.M. Bhandari, A. Pangaria, R.K. Goyal
Introduction A crude extract obtained from the fruit of a plant known as Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd), has been shown ...
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Upsala J. Med Sci. Vol.82, pp 39-41. 1977 Download Now
1977 Purification and characterization of Seed Storage Proteins from Momordica charantia
by S. S., S. Li
Summary: 2 storage proteins have been isolated and purified from seeds of Momordica charantia. These proteins appear to consist of ...
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Experientia 33/7, pp.895-897, 1977 Download Now
1973 Hypoglycemic Activity of Seeds of Momordica charantia
by Grover, J.K., Gupta, S.R.
Unripe fruits of Momordica charantia have been reported to possess hypoglycemic activity which is attributed to presence of insulin ...
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Pushpa Khanna and S. Mohan Ind J Exp. Biol 11, 58, pp 1026-1027, 1973 Download Now
April 1962 Simple Hypotensive and Hypertensive Principles from Some West Indian medicinal Plants
by E. Durand, E. V. Ellington, P. C. Feng, L.J. Haynes, K. E. Magnus, N. Philip
Examination of those plant extracts which were previously found (Feng and others, 1962) to have transient depressor activity has led ...
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E. Durand & Others pp.562-566, April 1962 Download Now
1941 Preliminary Chemical and Pharmacological Studies on ?Cundeamor.? Momordica charantia L. (Part I)
by Gilberto Rivera
With the rapid development of synthetic chemistry, especially during the last decade, there has been a noticeable diminution in the ...
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Amer. J. Pharm. 113(7) pp.281-296, 1941 Download Now
2002 Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Reduces Adiposity, Lower serum Insulin and Normalizes Glucose Tolerance in Rats Fed a High Fat Diet
by Qixuan Chen, Laureen L. Y. Chan, Edmund T. S. Li
Introduction An increase in the prevalence of ...
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American Society for Nutritional Sciences pp.1088-1093, 2002 Download Now
2002 The Effect of Momordica charantia and Mucuna Pruriens in Experimental Diabetes and their Effect on Key Metabolic Enzymes Involved in Carbohydrate Metabolism
by S. S. Rathi, J. K. Grover, V. Vats
Diabetes mellitus (DM)) is the most common disease associated with carbohydrate metabolism and is a major cause of disability and ...
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Phytotherapy Research 16 pp.236-243, 2002 Download Now
2001 Dietary Effects of Bitter Gourd Oil on Blood and Liver Lipids of Rats
by Ryoko Noguchi, Yumijo Yasui, Rikako Suzuki, Masashi Hosokawa, Kenji Fukunaga, Kazuo Miyashita
Bitter gourd is widely used as an edible plant in ASIA. In this study, we evaluated the effects of bitter ...
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Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Vol. 396, pp.207-212, 2001 Download Now
2001 Hypotriglyceridemic and Hypocholesterollemic Efffects of Antidiabetic Momordica charantia (Karela) Fruit Extract in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
by I. Ahmed, M. S. Lakhani, M. Gillett, A. John, H. Raza
Treatment of hyperlipidemia in diabetes involves glycemic control, exercise and the use of lipid lowering diets and drugs [1]. Momordica ...
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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 51, pp.155-161, 2001 Download Now
2001 Stimulation of Protein Biosynthesis in Rat Hepatocytes by Extracts of Momordica charantia
by Dr. O. O. Oyedapo, B. G. Araba
Momordica charantia Linn., family Cucurbitaceae, also known as Bitter melon is a tropical annual plant that grows freely around dwelling ...
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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 51, pp.155-161, 2001 Download Now
2001 Medicinal Foodstuff. XXI. Structures of New Cucurbitane-Type Triterpene Glycoside, Goya Glycoside-A,-B,-C,-D,-E, -F, -G, and ?H, and New Oleanane-Type Triterpene Saponins, Goyasaponins I, II, and III,
by Akihito Emoto, Hisashi Matsuda, Toshiyuki Murakami, Masayuki Yoshikawa
The Cucurbitaceae plant Momordica chiantis L. (Japanese name ?Tsurureishi?) is cultivated as a vegetable in Asian countries. In Chinese, Indian ...
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Chem. Pham. Bull. Vol.49(1) pp.54-63, 2001 Download Now
2000 Effects of Momordica charantia Powder on Serum Glucose Levels and Various Lipid Parameters in Rats fed with Cholesterol-Free and Cholesterol-Enriched Diets
by Masanobu, Chizuko Yukizaki, Mikio Kawano, Kyosuke Yamamoto, Anura P. Jayasooriya, Nabuhiro Fukuda
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 72 pp.331-336, 2000 Download Now
2000 Role of Bitter gourd juice in STZ-Induced diabetic state in Vivo and In Vitro
by Yogita Shewade, Ramesh Bhonde, Sandhya L. Sitasawad
Vegetables are the numerous plant adjuncts tried for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. A few vegetables commonly consumed in India ...
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Journal of Enthnopharmacology 73, pp.71-79, 2000 Download Now
1998 Effects of Momordica charantia Fruit Juice on Islet Morphology in the Pancreas of the Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rat
by I. Ahmed, E. Adeghate, A. K. Sharma, D. J. Pallot, J. Singh
The bitter melon or Karela (Momordica charantia) of the family Cacurbitaceae is a plant widely cultivated in many tropical and ...
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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 40, pp.145-151, 1998 Download Now
June 1997 An investigative and comparative Study on the Hypoglycemic effect Momordica charantia (Ampalaya) and Aloe Vera (Sibila)
by Maria Fe P. Raymundo, M.D.
The search for indigenous medicinal plants especially in developing countries has come to age. Our objective to be self-sufficient has ...
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Philippine Journal of Internal Med. Vol.35, pp.103-109, May-June 1997 Download Now
1996 Demonstration of the Hypoglycemic Action of Momordica charantia in a Validated Animal Model of Diabetes
by Pranava, Rosalind Marita, A., Shubhashish Sarkar
Momordica charantia is a common tropical plant whose fruits are used as a vegetable. The unripe fruit has been used ...
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The Italian Pharmacological Society, Vol. 33, No 1, 1996 Download Now
1996 Effect of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Fruit Juice on the Hepatic Cytochrome P450-Dependent Monooxygenases and Glutathiones S-Transferases in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
by Haider Raza, Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad S. Lakhani, Ashutoshi K. Sharma, David pallot, William Montague
Momordica charantia, commonly known as karela or bitter melon, is used as a gevetable in South Asia, South Amoerica and ...
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Biochemical Pharmacology Vol. 52, pp. 1639-1642, 1996 Download Now
1994 Effect of Momordica charantia on Key Hepatic Enzymes
by Kamani H. Tennekoon, S. Jeevathayaparan, Preethika Angunawala, Eric H. Karunanayake, K. S. A. Jayasinghe
1. Introduction According to the traditional system ...
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Journal of Enthnopharmacology 44 (1994) pp.93-97 Download Now
1993 Hypoglycaemic Activity of Coccinia indica and Momordica charantia in Diabetic Rats
by Baizid A. Shibib, Liakot Ali Khan, Rafiqur Rahman
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Biochem J. 292, pp.267-270, 1993 Download Now
1993 Influence of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) on Growth ahd Blood Constituents in Albino Rats
by Kalpana Platel, Kantha S. Shurpalekar, K. Srinivasan
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Die Nahrung 37, 2, pp 156-160, 1993 Download Now
1993 Studies on Hypoglycemic Effects of Fruit Pulp, Seed and Whole Plant of Momordica charantia on Normal Diabetic Model Rats
by Liaquat Ali, Abul Kalam Azad Khan, Muhammad Iqbal Rouf Mamun, Mohammad Mosihuzzaman, Nilufar Nahar, Muhammad Nur-E-Alam, Begum Rokeya
Momordica charantia, a plant widely used in traditional medicine as an antidiabetic agent, has been shown to lower blood glucose ...
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Planta Med. Vol. 59, pp 408-412, 1993 Download Now
1993 Antidiabetic and Adaptogenic Properties of Momordica charantia Extract: An Experimental and Clinical Evaluation
by Y. Srivastava, H. Venkatakrishna-Bhatt, Y. Verma, K. Venkaiah
INTRODUCTION The commonly practiced treatment of diabetes includes oral antidiabetics and/or insulin injections. Insulin can maintain blood glucose within a ...
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Phytotherapy Research, Vol. 7, pp 285-289, 1993 Download Now
1992 Isolation and Characterization of Two Momordins, Ribosome-inactivating Proteins from the Seeds of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)
by Yuji Minami, Yuko Nakahara, Gunki Funatsu
A wide variety of plants contain rib-inactivating proteins (RIP),1) which cleave the N-glycosidic bond at A4324 of the 28S rRNA ...
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Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 56 (9), pp 1470-1471, 1992 Download Now
1992 Amino Acid Sequence of a Trypsin Inhibitor by Refind 1.6 A Xray Crystal Structure of its Complex with Porcine b-Trypsin
by Qichen Huang, Shengping Liu, Youqi Tang, Fuyue Zeng, Ruiqing Qian
Introduction There are many plant proteinase inhibitors ...
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Febs 10645 Vol. 297, No. 1,2 pp.143-146, 1992 Download Now
June 1991 The Complete Amino Acid Sequence of Rbonuclease from the Seeds of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)
by Hiroyuki Ide, Makoto Kimura, Mariko Arai, Gunki Funatsu
1. Introduction A large number of ribonucleases (RNase) with different specificities have been isolated from a variety of organisms and were ...
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FEBS 09823 Vol. 284, No. 2, pp 161-164 Download Now
1991 Analgesic Effect of Momordica charantia Seed Extract I Mice and Rats
by A.R. Biswas, S. Ramaswamy, J.S. Bapna
Introduction The plant Momordica charantia Linn. of the family of Cucurbitaceae (commonly called bittergourd) is well known in India for ...
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 31, pp 115-118, 1991 Download Now
1990 New Cucurbitae Triterpenoids from Momordica charantia
by Majekodunmi O. Fatope, Yoshio Takeda, Hiroyasu Ymasahita, Hikarau Okabe, Tatsu Yamauchi
Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae), trivially called African cucumber or balsam pear (1), is widely distributed in West Africa, India, and ...
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Journal of Natural Products Vol. 53, No. 6, pp 1491-1497 Download Now
1990 Effect of Momordica charantia Fruit Juice on Streptozotocin-induced Diabetes in Rats
by Eric H. Karunanayake, S. Jeevathayaparan, Kamani H. Tennekoon
The oral hypoglycaemic activity of Momordica charantia fruit juice was investigated in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Oral administration of the ...
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Journal of Ethanopharmacology Vol. 30, pp. 199-204, 1990 Download Now
October 1990 A New Inhibitor of HIV-1 Infection and Replication
by Sylvia Lee Ang, Philip L. Huang, Peter l. Nara, Hao-Chia Chen, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Peter Huang, Henry I. Huang, Paul L. Huang
A new inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been isolated and purified to homogeneity from the seeds and fruits ...
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FEBS 08900 Vol. 272, Number 1, 2, pp. 12-18, October 1990 Download Now
1990 Hypoglycemic Principle of Momordica charantia seeds
by G. Handa; J. Singh; M. L. Sharma; A. Kaul; Neerja; R. Zafar
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Indian J. Nat. Prod. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp 16-19 Download Now
December 1988 Alloxan Recovered Rabbits as Animal Model for Screening for Hypoglycaemic Activity of Compounds
by B. Venkanna Babu, Radha Moorti, S. Pugazhenthi, K.M. Prabhu, P. Suryanarayana Murthy
Hypoglycaemic activity of plant extracts and other synthetic compounds is conventionally assessed by inducing stable diabetes mellitus in a suitable ...
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Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics Vol. 25, pp 714-718, December 1988 Download Now
1988 Effect of Momordica charantia Linn. Pomous Aqueous Extract on Cataractogenesis in Murrin Alloxan Diabetics
by Y. Srivastava, H. Venkatakrishna-Bhatt, Y. Verma
EFFECT OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LINN. POMOUS AQUEOUS EXTRACTION (missing text) IN MURRIN ALLOXAN DIABETICS (missing text) H, Venkatakrihna-Bhatt ...
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Pharmacological Research Communications Vol. 20 No. 3 pp 201-209, 1988 Download Now
August 1987 Retardation of Retinopathy by Momordica charantia L. (Bitter Gourd) Fruit Extract in Alloxan Diabetic Rats
by Y. Srivastava, H. Venkatakrishna-Bhatt, Y. Verma, A. S. Prem
The fruit of bitter gourd is used in folklore medicine in rheumatism,gout, dysmenorrhoea, leprosy, piles, jaundice, and spleen and liver ...
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Indian Journal of Experimental Biology Vol. 25 pp.571-572 Download Now
1987 Peptides with Antilipolytic and Lipogenic Activities from Seeds of the Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia (Family Cucurbitaceae)
by T.B. Nang, C.M. Wong, W.W. Li, H.W. Yeung
Introduction Since insulin was first isolated from the mammalian pancreas (Bantig et al., 1922), insuli-like compounds have been detected in the ...
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Gen. Pharmac Vol. 18, No. 3 pp 275-281, 1987 Download Now
1987 Effects of Ginsenosides, Lectins and Momordica charantia Iinsulin-Like Peptide on Corticosterone Production by Isolated Rat Adrenal Cells
by T. B. Ng, W.W. Li, H. W. Yeung
Introduction Ginsenosides Rb2, Rc ab=nd Rgl, Momordica charantia and Trichosanthes kirilowii lectins, concanavalin A and an insulin-like peptide from Momordica charantia ...
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Journal of Enthnopharmacology Vol. 21, pp 21-29 Download Now
1987 The Hypoglycemic Actvity of Momordica charantia Linn. in Normal and Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rabbits
by Chongkol Tiangda, Rachanee Mekmanee, Malyn Ungsurungsie, Kampanat Praphapraditchote, Chitkavi Paovalo
Introduction Momordica charantia Linn. ( Family Cucurbitaceae), a commonly known as ...
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J. National Res. Council Thailand 19 (1) pp 1-11 January-June 1987 Download Now
1987 Hypoglycaemic and Antihyperglycaemic Effect of Momordica charantia Seed Extracts in Albino Rats
by D.K. Dubey, A.R. Biswas, J.S. Bapna, S.C. Pradhan
The fruits, leaves and roots of bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.) are used in the Indian system of medicine for diabetes ...
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FitoterapiaVol. LVIII, No. 6 pp 387-391, 1987 Download Now
1986 Insulin-Like Molecules in Momordica charantia Seeds
by T. B. Ng, C. M. Wong, W. W. Li, H. W. Yeung
Although insulin was first isolated from mammalian pancreas, recent studies indicate that compounds with insulinomimetic bioactivity and immunoreactivity are ...
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 15 (1986) pp.107-117 Download Now
1986 Isolation and Characterization of a Galactose Binding Lectin with Insulinomimetic Activities
by T. B. Ng, C. M. Wong, W. W. Li, H. W. Yeung
Lectins are a class of intensely ...
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J. Peptide Protein Res. 28, 1986, pp.186-172 Download Now
1986 The Biological Effects of Lectins in the Diet of Animals and Man
by A. Pusztai
Interaction of lectins with cells of the oral cavity ...
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Lectins Vol.V,pp.317-327, 1986 Download Now
1986 A Steryl Glycoside Fractions from Momordica charantia Seeds with an Inhibitory Action on Lipid Metabolism In Vitro
by T. B. Ng, C. M. Wong, W. W. Li, H. W. Yeung
Saponin are a class of steryl glycoside found in plants (1-5). During the course of isolating insulinomimetic proteins from bitter ...
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Biochem. Cell. Biol. Vo.64, pp.766-771, 1986 Download Now
1986 Triterpene Alcohols in the Seed Oils of Momordica charantia L.
by Mitsuko Kikuchi, Toru Ishikawa, Takashi Iida, Shuichi Seto, Toshitake Tamura, Taro Matsumoto
Our continuing studies on steroids and triterpenoids in seeds have been directed towards an investigation of the characteristics unsaponifiable constituents ...
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Agric. Biol. Chem. 50 (11) pp.2921-2922, 1986 Download Now
1986 Alpha and Beta Momorcharins (Abortifacient Proteins from the Seeds of the Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia, Family Cucurbitaceae)
by H. W. Yeung, W. W. Li, W. Y. Chan, L. K. Law, T. B. Ng
It has been known for a ...
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Interval. J. Peptide Protein Res. 28, pp. 518-524, March 1986 Download Now
1986 Extra Pancreatic Effects of Momordica charantia in Rats
by J. Welihinda; E. H. Karunanayake
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 17, pp 247-255 Download Now
1985 Cerasee, A Traditional Treatment for Diabetes Studies in Normal and Streptozotocin Diabetic Mice
by Clifford J. Bailey, Caroline Day, Susan L. Turner, brian A. Leatherdale
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Diabetes Research Vol.2, pp.81-84, 1985 Download Now
1985 Screening of Trichosanthes Kirilowii, Momordica charantia and Cucurbita Maxima (Family Cucurbitaceae) for Compounds with Antilipolytic Activity
by C. M. Wong, T. B. Ng, H. W. Yeung
The M. charantia has long used as a folklore diabetic remedy, especially in Puerto Rico and Cuba (Rivera, 1941). Fruit ...
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Journal of Etnhopahrmacology 13, pp.313-321, 1985 Download Now
1984 Oral Hypoglycaemic Activity of Some Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka
by E.H. Karunanayake; J. Welihinda; S. R. Sirimanne; Gowri Sinnadorai
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 11, pp223-231 Download Now
1984 Structure of Momordicines I, II, III, the Bitter Principles in the Leaves and Vines of Momordica charantia L.
by Mayumi Masuda; Masayo Iwamoto; Hikaru Okabe; Tatsuo Yamauchi
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. Vol. 32, No. 5, pp 2044-2047 Download Now
November 1983 In Vivo Antitumor Activity of the Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
by Catherine Jilka, Beth Strifler, G. William Fortner, Esther F. Hays, Dolores J. Takemoto
The bitter melon plant (Momordica charantia) contains several seed lectins which, while not highly toxic to animals in situ, will ...
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Cancer Research Vol.43, pp5151-5155, November 1983 Download Now
1983 The Immunomodulatory Activity of the Plant Proteins Momordica charantia Inhibitor and Pokeweed Antiviral Protein
by Federico Spreafico; Carmela Malfiore; Maria Luisa Moras; Laura Marmonti; Stefania Filippeschi; Luigi Barbieri: Paolo Perocco; Fiorenzo Stirpe
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Int. J. Immunopharmac. Vol. 5, No. 4, pp 335-343 Download Now
August 1982 Fatty Acid Changes During Maturation of Momordica charantia and trichosanthes Anguina
by Gollamudi Lakshminarayana, T. N. B. Kaimal, V. V. S. Mani, K. Sita Devi, T. Chandrasekhara Rao
Changes in fatty acids, both common and unusual, during seed maturation have received much attention [1,2]. However,only one seed source ...
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Phytochemistry Vol.21, No.2, pp.301-303, 1982 Download Now
March 1982 Effects of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) Seed & Glibenclamide Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes
by Pamini Kedar, C. H. Chakrabarti
Bittergourd (Momordica charantia, Linn.) a cucurbitaceous fruit-vegetable is popular as medicinal vegetable. The fruit is tonic, stomachic, stimulant, laxative and ...
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Indian Journal of Experimental Biology Vol.20, pp.232-235, March 1982 Download Now
1982 The Insulin-Releasing Activity of the Tropical Plant Momordica charantia
by J. Welihinda, G. Arvidson, E. Gylfe, B. Hellman, E. Karlsson
Momordica charantia is a tropical vegetable, widely cultured in Asia, Africa and South America, which has been extensively used ...
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Acta Bio. Med. Germ. Band 41, seite 1229-1240, 1982 Download Now
1982 Studies on the Constituents of Momordica charantia L. III. Characterization of New Cucurbitacin Glycosides of the Immature Fruits. (1). Structures of Momodicosides G, F1, F2 and I
by Hikaru Okabe, Yumi Miyahara, Tatsuo Yamauchi
In the preceding papers1,3) of this series, we have reported the isolation and characterization (missing text) novel-type cucurbitacin glycosides from ...
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. Vol.30, pp.3977-3986, 1982 Download Now
1982 Studies on the Constituents of Momordica charantia L. IV.1Characterization of the New Cucurbitacins Glycosides of the Immature Fruits. (2) Structures of the Bitter Glycosides K and L2
by Hikaru Okabe, Yumi Miyahara, Tatsuo Yamauchi
From the many species of the Cucurbitaceae which are known to possess medicinal toxic properties, various bitter principles ...
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. Vol.30, No.12, pp.4334-4340, 1982 Download Now
1982 Studies on the Constituents of Momordica charantia L. IV. Characterization of the New Cucurbitacin Glycosides of the Immature Fruits. (2) Structures of the Bitter Glycosides K and L2.
by Hikaru Okabe; Yumi Miyahara; Tatsuo Yamauchi
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. Download Now
1981 Binding of 4-methylumbelliferyl ß-D-Galactopyranoside to Momordica charantia Lectin
by M. Islam Khan, Tripti Mazumder, Debkumar Pain, Namita Gaur, Avadhesha Surolia
The binding of 4-methylumbelliferyl -D-galactopyranoside (me Umb-Galp), to Momordica charantia lectin was studied wasa studied by equilibrium dialysis and quenching ...
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Eur. J. Biochem 113, pp.471-476, 1981 Download Now
1981 The Physiochemical Properties of the Galactose-Specific Lectin from Momordica charantia
by Tripti Mazumder, Namita Gaur, Avadhesha Surolia
A lectin has been isolated from Momordica charantia seeds and purified to homogeneity by affinity absorption on a cross-linked arabinogalactan ...
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Eur. J. Biochem 113, pp.471-476, 1981 Download Now
1981 Effect of Momordica charantia on Blood Glucose Level of Normal and Alloxan-Diabetic Rabbits
by Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Amin Athar, Muhammad Yaquib
Through the ages, plants have been used as sources of drugs administered empirically or otherwise in the cure of disease. ...
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Planta Medica Vol.42, 205-212, July 1981 Download Now
1981 Endogenous Cytokinins in Seeds of Bittergourd Momordica charantia L.
by R. Indira Iyer, P.K. Nagar, P.K. Sircar
Cytokinins are intimately involved in the physiological processes associated with seed and fruit development1. Seeds and fruits have ...
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Indian Journal f Experimental Biology, Vol. 19, pp 766-767, August 1981 Download Now
August 1981 Vicine, A Favism-Inducing Toxin from Momordica charantia Linn. Seeds+
by P.K. Dutta, A.K. Chakravarty, U.S. Chowdhury, S.C. Pakrashi
The fruits of Momordica charantia Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) has been shown 1,2 to possess hypoglycemic properties, though the juice itself ...
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Indian Journal of Chemistry Vol. 20B, pp 669-671, August 1981 Download Now
1981 Studies on the Constituents of Momordica charantia L. Isolation and Characterization of Minor Sedd Glycosides, Momordicosides C, D, and E
by Yumi Miyahara, Hiraku Okabe, Tatsu Yamauchi
In the preceding paper1) of this series, we reported the isolation and stucture elucidation momordicosides A (I) and B ...
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. 29 (6), pp.1561-1566, 1981 Download Now
December 1981 Hypoglycemic Activity of Polypeptide-p from A plant Source
by Pesupa Khanna, S. C. Jain, A. Pangaria, V. P. Dixit
Insulin used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus has usually been obtained in very low yield from animal pancreas, i.e., ...
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Journal of Natural Products Vol.44, No.6, pp.65, Nov-Dec 1981 Download Now
1980 Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Vitro by Proteins from the Seeds of Momordica charantia (Bitter Pear Melon)
by Luigi Barbieri, MariaChristina Zamboni, Enzo Lorenzoni, Lucio Montanaro, Simonetta Sperti, Fiorenzo Stirpe
A haegmagglutinating lectin was purified from the seeds of Momordica charantia by affinity chromatography on Sepharose 4B and on acid-treated ...
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Biochem. J. 186, pp.443-452, 1980 Download Now
1980 Purification and Partial Characterization of Two Lectins from Momordica charantia
by S.S., L. Li
Summary. 2 different lectin have been prurified from the seeds of Momordica charantia by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. These 2 ...
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Experentia 36, pp.525-527, 1980 Download Now
1980 Studies on the Constituents of Momordica charantia L. I. Isolation and Characterization of Momordicosides A and B, Glycosides of a Pentahydroxyl-Cucurbitane Triterpene
by Hikaru Okabe, Yumi Miyahara, Tatsuo Yamauchi, Kazumoto Miyahara, Toshio Kawasaki
The fruit of Momordica charantia L. ...
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Chem. Pharm. Bull. Vol.28, 2753-2762, 1980 Download Now
1979 Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Vitro by a Lectin from Momordica charantia and by Other Haemagllutinins
by Luigi Barbieri, Enzo Lorenzoni, Florenzo Stirpe
Protein synthesis by a rabbit reticulocyte lysate is inhibited by the heamagglunating lectins from Momordica charantia and Crotalaria juncea seeds ...
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Biochem J. 186, pp. 633-635, 1979 Download Now
1979 Steroids an Hydrocarbons of the Leaves of Momordica charantia
by A. Ulubelen, U. Sankawa
Momordica charantia are well known for their pharmacological activities. The seeds of M. charantia have been used against diabetes mellitus ...
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Rev. latinoamer. Quim. 10, pp.171-173, 1979 Download Now
1977 Isolation of a Guanylate Cyclase Inhibitor from the Balsam (Momordica charantia Abreviata)
by David L. Vesley, William R. Graves, Timothy M. Lo, Mary Ann Fletcher, Gerald S. Levey
The balsam pear (Momordica charantia abreviata) is a plant that grows wild throughout subtropical regions of the world inclufing the ...
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Vol. 77, No.4, 1977 Download Now
May 1966 Pharmacology of a Hypoglycaemic Principles Isolated from the Fruits of Momordica charantia Linn
by M. M. Lolitkar, M. R. Rajarama Rao
Charantin, non-nitrogenous, neutral princile, giving colour tests for phytosterolins is isolated in a pure state from the fruits of Momordica ...
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The Indian Journal of Pharmacy Vol.28, No.5, pp.129-133, May 1966 Download Now
July 1963 Effects of Indigenous Anti-Diabetic Drugs Against the Acute Hyperglycemic Response of Anterior Pituitary Extract in Glucose Fed Albino Rats
by S. S Gupta
In previous communications, Gupta et al. (1962) reported on the inhibitory effect of daily administration of a few Ayurdevic anti-diabetic ...
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Ind. Journal Med. Res. 51. 4, pp.716-724, July 1963 Download Now
September 5, 1962 Potentiation of Tolbutamide Action by Jasad Bhasma and Karela (Momordica charantia)
by R. D. Kukarni, B. B. Gaitonde, (with tech. Assistance of Shri N. K. Dadkar)
Some measure of success has been achieved in the oral treatment of Diabetes mellitus with some introduction of the sulphonylurea ...
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Ind. Jour. Med. Res. Vol.50 pp.715-719, 5 September 1962 Download Now
July 1960 Some Observations on Hypoglycemic Activity of Momordica charantia
by V. N. Sharma, R. K. Sogani, R. B. Arora
MOMORDICA CHARANTIA is a plant cultivated throughout India. It is commonly known as Karela (Hindi), Sushavi (Sanskrit), Pavakkachedi (Tamil), Kakara ...
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Ind. Jour. Med. Res. Vol.48, No.4, pp.471-477, July 1960 Download Now
Unpublished Isolation of Toxic and Non-Toxic Lectins from the Bitter Pear Melon Momordica charantia Linn
by Jung-Yaw Lin, Mei-Jane Hou, On-Chang Chen
Bitter pear melon, Momordica charantia Linn has been widely used in the Orient as a foodstuff or tonic. We present ...
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Toxicon Vol.16, pp.653-660 Download Now