Anti-diabetic and hypoglycaemic effects of Momordica charantia (bitter melon): A mini review

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1703-1708

  Leung, Lawrence ^a   Birtwhistle, Richard ^a   Kotecha, Jyoti ^a   Hannah, Susan ^a   Cuthbertson, Sharon ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycaemic agents; Momordica charantia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METFORMIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; RIBOFLAVIN; TOLBUTAMIDE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABORTION; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA; INFERTILITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT;

CUCUMIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RATS; SEEDS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 74949111350     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509992054     Document Type: Review

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