Cerasee Bush / Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cerasee Bush / Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cerasee, also known as bitter melon, bitter gourd or balsam-pear, is a tropical vine with culinary and medicinal uses, commonly prepared as a bitter tea. The plant is a source of various phytochemicals, such as saponins, and traditional uses include managing blood sugar, boosting immunity, and treating skin conditions. It can be consumed as tea, juice, or supplements, or used in cooking, often mixed with other ingredients to balance its intense bitterness.
Culinary and medicinal uses
Culinary: The bitter leaves and fruit are used in many traditional dishes in Caribbean and South Asian cuisines.
Medicinal: It is used in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments.
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: M. charantia
Binomial name: Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia
Cerasee, also known as bitter melon, bitter gourd or balsam-pear, is a tropical vine with culinary and medicinal uses, commonly prepared as a bitter tea. The plant is a source of various phytochemicals, such as saponins, and traditional uses include managing blood sugar, boosting immunity, and treating skin conditions. It can be consumed as tea, juice, or supplements, or used in cooking, often mixed with other ingredients to balance its intense bitterness.
Culinary and medicinal uses
Culinary: The bitter leaves and fruit are used in many traditional dishes in Caribbean and South Asian cuisines.
Medicinal: It is used in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments.
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: M. charantia
Binomial name: Momordica charantia
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