This type of pumpkin is characterized by its bitter taste and has a rough green skin. The cream-coloured, translucent pulp is sprinkled with white and brown seeds and is popular as a starter in India due to its appetizing attributes.
Storage & Use: The unwashed bitter gourd can be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. It can be added to curries or served as a fried snack.
Benefits: Leaves, fruits, seeds and seed oil of bitter gourd are used in traditional medicine. They contain fatty oil, insulin-like peptides, momordin, charantin and momordicin. Bitter melon is said to be helpful for bladder stones, fever and stomach ulcers
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