Karela

Karela ek faile waala paudha hae jis ki garam des me hoe hae aur jiske fal ke khawa jaawe hae. Ii khaae me karrua hae. English me iske naam hae bitter melon nai to bitter gourd ,  goya Japanese me, ampalaya Tagalog me , aur karella  Punjabi, Hindi-Urdu, Nepali  and Bengali,  khổ qua/ mướp đắng Vietnamese me. South American aur Caribbean me iske Carilla, Balsamino aur Saraseed bola jaawe hae.

Iske jaada kar ke India aur Indian subcontinent ke duusra des, aur Southeast Asia, China, Africa, aur Caribbean me boya jaawe hae.

 Gallery 

(Various images from Wikipedia)

 References 

 Abascal K, Yarnell E (2005) "Using bitter melon to treat diabetes" Altern Complemen Ther 11(4):179-184



 Baldwa VS, Bhandari CM, Pangaria A, Goyal RK (1977) “Clinical trial in patients with diabetes mellitus of an insulin-like compound obtained from plant source” Upsala J Med Sci 82:39-41.

 External links 

 "An Acquired Taste." Article about bittermelon in Hana Hou! Vol. 10, No. 1 (February/March 2007).
 Rain-tree
 Research on Bitter Melon and other vegetables as treatment for Diabetes / Glucose level reduction 
 ITIS report 
 Ampalaya (Momordica Charantia)
 Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) Herb 
 The National Bitter Melon Council
 Bitter Melon Studies 
 Detailed botanical description 
 Medical Uses 
 Ampalaya on Facebook
 Bitter Melon Monograph by Harvard Medical School and Natural Standard Research Collaboration

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