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Bitter Gourd(Karela)

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Introduction           Bitter Gourd is one of the Indians favourite vegetables. Bitter Melon also know as bitter gourd or Karela(in India). It's a unique vegetable-fruit that can be used as food or medicine. Karela is the edible part of the plant Momordica Charantia, which is avine of the Cucurbitaceae family. It's has been considered the most bitter among of all fruits and vegetables. The bitter gourd is usually five to six inches long. Those who cherish bitter gourds buy them at any price in the season of bitter gourds. The plant thrives in tropical and subtropical regions, including: South America. Asia. Parts of Africa. The Caribbean   Qualities           Bitter gourds are bitter in taste. They are excellent appetiser and cure cough,windings,blood impurities, fever, worms,bile,anaemia and leucoderma. Bitter gourds are stimulant of gastric fire,light for digestion, warm, purgative,soothing and conductive to digestion.   Analysis of contents in Bitter Gourd Water(...