| Date | Title | Type of Research | Publication | Download | |
| 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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None | Download Now | |
| 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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None | Download Now | |
| 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 ... |
Clinical |
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 ... |
Clinical |
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 ... |
Clinical |
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 | |