Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is a cucurbitaceous plant, native to east India. It is widely cultivated from tropical to temperate regions in the world, and both north and south of China. The bitter fruit can be eaten as a vegetable or as a sugar stain, and the ripe flesh and seed coat can also be eaten. Eating bitter melon often can enhance the cortex vitality, make the skin become delicate. At the same time, bitter melon which has an obvious hypoglycemic effect.
The bitter melon is rich in Vitamin B, C, the calcium, the iron and so on. Li Shi Zhen, the medical scientist in China's Ming Dynasty, said that the bitter melon had the effect of" eliminating the evil heat, alleviating fatigue, purifying the mind, clearing the vision, tonifying qi and fortifying yang ". According to the modern research discovery, it can lower blood sugar obviously. It has certain curative effect to diabetes. It has certain effects to viral diseases and cancer.
Basic Information:
| Product Name |
Bitter Melon Extract |
| Product origin |
From the whole of Bitter melon |
| Active ingredient |
charantin , momordicin .saponins 5% -20% 4:1 and 10:1 |
| Appearance |
light yellow powder |
| Test method |
HPLC |
| Molecular formula |
C42H62O16 |
| Molecular weight |
822.92 |
| Latin Name |
Momordica charantia L |
| Mesh Size |
95% Through 80 Mesh |
| Assay(on dry basis ) |
Saponins ≥10% |
Main Function:
1. Clearing away heat and detoxifying
Bitter gourd can relieve the heat in the heart and eliminate toxins in the body.
2. Nourishing and rejuvenating the skin
Eating balsam pear regularly can enhance the vitality of the cortex and make the skin tender and healthy. Using fresh balsam pear to mash juice or decoct soup is a good adjunct to liver fire, red eyes, stomachache, and damp-heat dysentery
3. Hypoglycemic
The crude extract of Momordica charantia contains insulin-like substances, which has a significant hypoglycemic effect. According to traditional Chinese medicine, balsam pear has a sweet, bitter, and cold taste, which can clear away heat, eliminate irritation, and quench thirst
4. Nourishing Blood and Nourishing Liver
Bitter gourd has a bitter taste, while raw gourd has a cold nature, while ripe gourd has a warm nature. Raw food can clear away heat and relieve fire, relieve heat and eliminate irritation; Cooked food can nourish the blood, nourish the liver, moisten the spleen and tonify the kidney, remove pathogenic heat, relieve fatigue, clear the heart, brighten the eyes, replenish qi, and strengthen yang.
5.Bitter Melon extract has been used to combat cancer, asthma, various skin infections, diabetes, GI disorders, and the common cold.
6.Bitter Melon extract is also used to fight diabetes, and as an anti-viral to HIV.
7. Bitter Melon extract helps increase production of beta cells by the pancreas, repair beta cells, and stimulate restoring function of pancreas.
| Product Name |
Bitter melon extract |
| Latin Name |
Momordica charantia L |
| Item |
Specification |
Results |
Methods |
| Marker Compound |
10:1 |
Conform |
TLC |
| Appearance & Color |
Brown Yellow |
Conform |
GB5492-85 |
| Odor & Taste |
Characteristic |
Conform |
GB5492-85 |
| Plant Part Used |
Fruit |
Conform |
|
| Country of origin |
China |
Conform |
|
| Extract Solvent |
Water&Ethanol & |
Conform |
|
| Bulk Density |
0.4-0.6g/ml |
0.45-0.55g/ml |
|
| Mesh Size |
80 |
100% |
GB5507-85 |
| Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
3.66% |
GB5009.3 |
| Ash Content |
≤5.0% |
2.34% |
GB5009.4 |
| Solvent Residue |
Negative |
Conform |
GC |
| Heavy Metals |
| Total Heavy Metals |
≤10ppm |
<3ppm |
AAS |
| Arsenic (As) |
≤1.0ppm |
<0.15ppm |
AAS(GB/T5009.11) |
| Lead (Pb) |
≤1.5ppm |
<0.7ppm |
AAS(GB5009.12) |
| Cadmium |
<1.0ppm |
Not Detected |
AAS(GB/T5009.15) |
| Mercury |
<0.1ppm |
Not Detected |
AAS(GB/T5009.17) |
| Microbiology |
| Total Plate Count |
<10000cfu/1g |
Conform |
GB4789.2 |
| Total Yeast & Mold |
<1000cfu/1g |
Conform |
GB4789.15 |
| E. Coli |
Negative in 1g |
Conform |
GB/T4789.3-2003 |
| Salmonella |
Negative in 25g |
Conform |
GB4789.4 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Negative in 1g |
Conform |
GB4789.1 |
| Listeria monocytogenes |
Negative in 25g |
Conform |
|
| PAH4 |
NMT 50ppb |
Conform |
Regulation (EU) No 1272/2013 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene |
NMT10ppb |
Conform |
|
| Packing and Storage |
25kg/drum Inside: Double-deck plastic bag, outside: Neutral cardboard barrel & Leave in the shady and cool dry place |
| Shelf Life |
3 Year When Stored properly |
| Expiration Date |
3 Years |
Application:
1. Bitter melon can be used as health products material
2. Bitter melon extract can be used as nutritional supplement
3. Fiber dietary as food supplement
4. Bitter melon extract can be used as pharmaceutical material
The bitter melon is rich in Vitamin B, C, the calcium, the iron and so on. Li Shi Zhen, the medical scientist in China's Ming Dynasty, said that the bitter melon had the effect of" eliminating the evil heat, alleviating fatigue, purifying the mind, clearing the vision, tonifying qi and fortifying yang ". According to the modern research discovery, it can lower blood sugar obviously. It has certain curative effect to diabetes. It has certain effects to viral diseases and cancer.
Bitter Melon Extract, with active ingredient as charantin, is extracted from Momordica charantia.The plant Momordica charantia belongs to the family cucuritaceae and is commonly known as bitter melon. Bitter melon grows in tropical and subtropic areas, including parts of East Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America, where it is used as a food as well as a medicine. It produces beautiful flowers and prickly fruit. The fruit of this plant lives up to its nameit tastes bitter. Although the seeds, leaves, and vines of bitter melon have all been used, the fruit is the safest and most prevalent part of the plant used medicinally. The juice of the leaves and fruit or seeds is used as an anthelmintic. In Brazil, the dose for anthelmintic use is two or three seeds. The immature fruit of M. Charantia tastes bitter due to the cucurbitacius. Cucurbitacius is comprised of a group of triterpenes including momordicosides, A-E, K, L, and momardicius I, II and III. The roots and fruit are used as an abortifacient.
Bitter melon (Latin scientific name: Momordica charantia L), commonly known as skinny grapes, cold melon, skinny melon, etc., is a plant of the genus Momordica cucurbitaceae.
Bitter gourd is multi-branched, stems and branches are pubescent; tendrils are slender, undifferentiated, petioles are slender, leaves are membranous, green above, light green on the back, veins palmate; monoecious, ovary spindle-shaped, stigma enlarged; fruit spindle Shaped or cylindrical, multituberous and wrinkled, orange-yellow when mature, seeds oblong, with engravings on both sides. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to October.
It originated in the tropics, requires higher temperature, and is heat-resistant but not cold-resistant. However, through long-term cultivation and selection, it has strong adaptability and can adapt to 10-35°C. Native to East India, it is widely cultivated in tropical to temperate regions of the world. It is widely cultivated in the north and south of China.
Sweet and bitter fruit, mainly used as vegetables, can also be candied; ripe pulp and arils are also edible; roots, vines and fruits are used as medicine, and have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.
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