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Recipes/Wild Bitter gourd

 

Benefits
  • Heart
  • Diabetes
  • Blood Sugar Management
  • Cancer 
  • Antibacterial 
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Energy increase
Caution

  • Excessive consumption may cause mild abdominal pain or diarrhea. Diabetics taking hypoglycemic drugs will need to alter the dosage of their drugs if they consume bitter melon on a regular basis. Please consult your doctor.

    Pregnant women should avoid taking too much bitter gourd or its juice as it may stimulate the uterus that may lead to preterm labor.
Ingredients & Weight
bitter gourd
1
apples
2 - 3
celery
2 sticks
cucumber
1
lemon
1 peeled
Preparation directions
  • Wash all ingredients.
  • Cut the bitter melon in half longways– scoop out the seeds and white flesh with a spoon and juice the outer green of the bitter melon.
  • Chop the rest of the ingredients to fit through the juicer.
  • Add all ingredients through the juicer
  • Ready -------------------****
Note:
  • If you find the bitterness too strong, simply add more fruit you will still enjoy the health benefits!
Ingredients & Weight
dried chopped bitter gourd leaves
6 tablespoons
water
6 glasses
Preparation directions
  • Wash and chop the leaves to get about 6 tablespoons.
  • Add the chopped leaves to 2 glasses of water.
  • Boil the tea for about 15 minutes, without covering the top of the pot.
  • Let it cool down and strain the leaves.
  • You can divide the entire quantity into 3 parts and drink it thrice a day.
  • Ready -------------------****
Ingredients & Weight
Wild bitter gourd (bitter gourd)
100g
Pineapple
400g
Honey
2 teaspoons
Lemon juice
20 c.c.
Cold water
0,3 litre
Preparation directions
  • Put all ingredients in the juicer.
  • Ready -------------------****
Ingredients & Weight
Black seeds
2 tablespoons
fresh organic lemons
Zest or Peels of Two Fresh Organic Lemons (can substitute dried or ground lemon peel, but make sure it’s the good stuff)
wild bitter gourd
100 g
purple cabbage
200 g
alfalfa sprouts
50 g
pineapple or apple
200 g
nuts
30 g
flax seeds
30 g
warm water
0,35 litre
black sesame
30 g
Preparation directions
  • Put all ingredients in the juicer.
  • Ready -------------------****
Ingredients & Weight
bitter gourd
10 centimetres length of wild bitter gourd including seeds
water (cold or warm )
Some water
Preparation directions
  • Must drink within 15 minutes and BEFORE meal – if drink after meal, it might cause hypoglycaemia.
  • If you feel it’s too bitter, can mix a 10 centimetres of cucumber
  • Ready -------------------****
How often to use

Do not consume more than two ounces of bitter melon, or more than two melons a day.

Scientific proof
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