Momordica charantia (bitter gourd), a potent antidiabetic phytomedicine

Abstract

Gourd bitter Grown mostly in India, China, and Southeast Asia, the tropical creeping plant known as or bitter melon. Its edible fruit is the primary reason for the plant's cultivation. Because of their bitter flavour, bitter gourds are not well-liked. The fruits of the Cucurbitaceae family plant Momordica charantia are a good source of a number of important nutrients. Over sixty phytomedicines, including blood purifiers, antioxidants, anticancer agents, and diabetes inhibitors, are present in the entire plant. In-depth information about the nutritional elements, different bioactive substances, and significant nutraceutical qualities of the bitter gourd plant in relation to diabetes are attempted to be provided in this review.