Antiulcer activity of methanolic extract of Momordica charantia L. in rats

Urnal of ethnopharmacology 2009

Aim of the study: Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) commonly known as `bitter gourd` is a multi purpose herb cultivated in differ...

Antioxidant response of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) seedlings to interactive effect of dimethoate and UV-B irradiation

Scientia horticulturae 2009

Bitter gourd (Momordica charantin L.) seedlings treated with elevated concentrations of dimethoate (100 and 200 ppm) and fixed ultravi...

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) inhibits adipocyte hypertrophy and down regulates lipogenic gene expression in adipose tissue of diet-induced obese rats

British journal of nutrition 2008

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia: BM) has been shown to ameliorate diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. To examine the effect...

Relative efficiency of DNA markers (RAPD, ISSR and AFLP) in detecting genetic diversity of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2008

BACKGROUND: Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is an important vegetable crop in tropical countries, including China and India. A w...

Hypoglycemic effect of semipurified peptides from Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Ser. in alloxan-induced diabetic mice

Journal of food biochemistry 2008

Hypoglycemic effect of semipurified peptides from an aqueous extract of Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Ser. (MCV) in alloxan-i...

The effect of in vivo and in vitro applications of ethrel and GA(3) on sex expression in bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.)

Euphytica 2008

Bitter melon (Momordica Charantia L.) is an important vegetable crop with nutritional and medicinal qualities. As a member of cucurbit...

Phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) leaf, stem and fruit fraction extracts in vitro

Food chemistry 2008

Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) has long been regarded as a food and medicinal plant. We investigated the antioxidant activity o...

Variability of the antitubercular activity of Ampalaya (Momordica charantia L.) from selected provinces in Luzon, Philippines

Philippine agricultural scientist 2007

An earlier study had found that the crude alcoholic extract of the leaves of M. charantia L. inhibited the growth of Mycobacterium tub...

Induction of anti-inflammatory responses by dietary Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd)

Bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry 2003

We assessed the immunomodulatory activity of Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd), a vegetable that has been reported to possess vari...

Effects of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) or Ginger Rhizome (Zingiber offifinale Rosc) on spontaneous mammary tumorigenesis in SHN mice

American journal of chinese medicine 2002

The effects of chronic treatment with hot water extract of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia L.) or Ginger Rhizome (Zingiber offifinal...