Momordica, or Indian cucumber, is a liana-like plant on which orange fruits grow. They contain red berries inside. The plant belongs to the pumpkin family and is used both for cooking various dishes and for medicinal purposes.
Not only the fruit itself has healing properties, but also the berries, stems and even the roots of the plant inside it. Momordica cucumber can be salted, pickled, filled with syrup, made into jam, mixed with honey or sugar.
Momordica leaves contain many beneficial elements (calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron). Fruits and shoots are rich in potassium, silicon, selenium, zinc, vitamins A, B, E, C, F, nicotinic, pantothenic and folic acids.
The leaves of the plant in some countries can be used to prepare national dishes. It is good to fill various soups, salads, snacks with young shoots. The fruits can be eaten both ripe and slightly unripe. Both are equally useful.
The difference between ripe and unripe fruits lies only in the pungency and astringency of the product.
Momordica helps to increase the total amount of beta enzymes in the pancreas and helps the body produce insulin. This allows you to regulate your blood sugar concentration. Indian cucumber is a natural medicine that helps to eliminate toxins from the body and is involved in stimulating the body's defenses. Its fruits and seeds help lower blood cholesterol levels, cleanse blood vessels, and reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.
Another important property of Momordica is its ability to inhibit tumors and cancer cells. This fact was established relatively recently. In the course of research, it was found that drugs in the composition with plant extracts help stop the development of prostate tumors. The anti-malignant and antileukemic activity of the components contained in Momordica against sarcoma, liver cancer, leukemia, melanoma was revealed.
The fruits and juice of Indian cucumber have antibacterial and antiviral effects. They are effective in treating diseases such as diabetes, asthma, hepatitis, psoriasis. Momordica is used in the treatment of wounds, getting rid of worms and parasites, for headaches and joint pains, furunculosis.
Eating Momordica Indian Cucumber promotes weight loss as it successfully removes excess fat from the body. In addition, this product improves vision, relieving eye diseases.
Decoctions and tinctures from the plant increase potency, cure prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, and improve brain activity. Momordica is also widely used in cosmetology. An infusion of its leaves helps to smooth wrinkles, improve skin condition.
After treatment with the tincture, the skin of the face becomes soft and velvety.
Despite the undeniable benefits of Momordica, this plant is not recommended to be consumed uncontrollably. Having consumed a large amount of the product at a time, it is unlikely that it will be possible to get rid of the disease, but it is quite possible to get an allergic reaction.
You can not use Indian cucumber for women in position. In addition, another contraindication is individual intolerance to the product. Therefore, before deciding to try an unfamiliar product, you need to find out as much information as possible about it.
