Scientists have found properties in a bitter melon grown in Asia, Africa and South America that can stop the progression of breast cancer. It works by stopping cancer cell growth with a certain chemical found in the fruit. It can also help kill off the cancer cells.
What Is the Bitter Melon?
If you are looking for the bitter melon mentioned by the scientists, you can usually find it under a different name, bitter gourd or wild cucumber. They are widely found in the Asian, African and South American regions because of their tropical and subtropical climates.
Considering Its Effectiveness
Before you make plans to buy bitter melon fruit in bulk, understand that these studies are only preliminary. There needs to be more research on this melon with breast cancer patients to start proving that there is a direct relationship between the bitter melon properties and breast cancer progression.
However, you could start eating bitter melon fruit for other benefits such as the vitamins, which can aid in the recovery and prevention of other ailments. It’s been used in folk medicine for diabetes and infections, so there are some healing properties. So in any case, you might as well try it out.
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
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