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09/06/2018 / By Janine Acero

Bitter melon is used by many traditional healers to relieve gastrointestinal symptoms and stimulate menstruation

Contrary to its name, the bitter melon is, in fact, sweet for your health. Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is an herbaceous annual vine that has fragrant yellow flowers and produces an elongated fruit that is harvested for food while immature. The oblong fruit resembles a wrinkly cucumber with white or green skin, which gradually turns to yellow […]

08/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Treating ulcers naturally with a herbal complex

Two individual medicinal plants with gastroprotective properties were shown to work even better when taken together. Malaysian researchers reported that a combination of Malabar melastome (Melastoma malabathricum) and the Jamaican cherry (Muntingia calabura) was able to protect the stomach from gastric ulcers better and safer than anti-ulcer medications. Gastric ulcers are a common form of peptic ulcer. They […]

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