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Momordica - Indian cucumber

Momordica - annual herbaceous plant- Liana of the gourd family. Momordica is widespread in many areas of Southeast Asia - India, Indochina, Indonesia, South China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, the Philippines, New Guinea. It grows wild in Florida (USA).

Its thin stem with the help of antennae rises to a height of 5 meters or more. The leaves are large, green, beautiful openwork shape, on long legs. The entire stem and fruit are covered with microscopic hairs, at the ends of which are balls. If the plant is touched, they burst, spraying a viscous liquid. This is a kind of self-defense plant.

The flowers are small, unisexual, yellow, with a pleasant aroma reminiscent of the smell of gardenia flowers. First, male flowers appear, then female ones with the embryo of the future fruit, which, after pollination, grows and develops rapidly. The fruits are round-elongated, covered with fleshy spines. In the process of ripening, the fruits first turn yellow, and then acquire a beautiful bright orange color. When the fruit is fully ripe, it cracks from the bottom and unfolds into three fleshy petals.

The seeds are relatively large (length 1.1-1.5 cm, width 0.8-0.9 cm), flat, rounded, with uneven edges and a tuberculate surface, on the flat sides there is a peculiar individual pattern, similar to the Indian ornament. The fruit contains 15 to 50 seeds. Inside the fruit is a juicy dark ruby ​​pericarp. It tastes very pleasant, reminiscent of a ripe persimmon, and the fruit itself has a pumpkin flavor, but the petals on top are a little bitter, so momordica is called a bitter gourd, and yellow or Indian cucumber for the color and shape of the fruit.

Growing momordica.

Under our conditions, with proper care, momordica grows well and bears fruit abundantly. You can grow it in greenhouses and greenhouses, in a room on a window or on a balcony, as well as in open ground, in the garden. This medicinal plant with edible fruits serves decorative ornament south windows, balconies and open terraces, arbors, fences, walls and decorative lattices.

Agrotechnics for growing momordica is quite simple. For successful germination of momordica seeds, you first need to rub the sharp tip of the seed with sandpaper to help the shell swell and open more freely (but without fanaticism, the seed can generally break into two parts, in which case, if the grain itself is not damaged, connect the shells back and plant into the ground). Then it should be soaked for 24 hours in a saturated solution of potassium permanganate. Seeds are planted in peat pots with earth, edge to a depth of 1-1.5 cm, pour warm water when the water is absorbed, sprinkle with soil, compact, cover with film or glass and put in a warm place. Keep the soil moist until germination.

When shoots appear, rearrange the pot on the window and regularly water it with water at room temperature. In the evening, it is useful to spray the plants with warm water from a spray bottle. As soon as the threat of frost passes and a steady warming sets in, you can transplant momordica into open ground. The site should be well lit, with light fertile soil, protected from the winds. Plants are planted with a clod of earth, watered abundantly so that the soil does not dry out and mulch.

Momordica is demanding on soil fertility, therefore it responds well to fertilizing with a solution of mullein (1:10) or chicken manure (1:12). I feed every 2 weeks. It is better to grow it on a trellis or other support, then the plants are well lit, ventilated, form a lot of ovaries and large fruits. During the growing season, you should loosen the soil and at the same time weed out, feed and water regularly. If there is not enough moisture, the ovary crumbles and the fruits are small.

Vegetative reproduction

If you need to quickly propagate momordica, and there are not enough seeds, you can use the stepchildren of the plant, of which it forms a lot, cuttings with two well-developed leaves are cut from the lower part of the stepson, put in a vessel with ordinary, but warm water (at least 25 ° C) . After 12-14 days, the first roots will appear, and after a month, new plants can be planted in a permanent place, well watered and shaded for two to three days. Watering is best done in the evening (from 19 to 22 hours).

Momordica in medicine:

In ancient China, momordica was allowed to eat only the emperor and members of his family, and in India it was considered the "plant of the gods." Except delicious fruits and amazing beauty, momordica also has valuable medicinal properties. Its fruits contain many proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins (A, B, B1, C, etc.). Vitamin E found in fruits protects the body from premature aging, and vitamin F gives vitality and strength.

In the fruits of momordica, there is especially a lot of folic acid, the lack of which affects the bone marrow, and there is also a risk of cancerous tumors. For the treatment of momordica, doctors advise using absolutely all the healing parts of the plant - roots, leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits.

Tea from the leaves is effective for colds, throat diseases, in the treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure. Leaves and stems are used as an anthelmintic, as well as for skin and stomach diseases. This plant quickly removes excess fat from the body, speeds up the metabolism and makes the figure slim. In Jamaica, momordica is used to prevent cancer, it is believed that it delays the growth of tumors. Healing properties It also has seeds: it is a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent, they treat stomach ulcers. Momordica improves visual acuity, treats eye diseases.

Momordica is especially widely used in the Tibetan-Chinese folk medicine, as an analgesic, for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, stomach ulcers, for lowering blood sugar levels, for the production of insulin and for the treatment of diabetes.

Fruits and seeds of momordica lower blood cholesterol levels, reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes, prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques, cleanse blood vessels, cure leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pain, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, hepatitis.

Decoctions and tinctures of momordica heal from prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, improve brain function and strengthen immunity. Recipes for tincture and decoction of fruits and seeds of momordica: Tincture from the fruits of momordica: Cut the fruits of momordica without seeds into small pieces. Fill them up tightly three-liter jar. Pour vodka (0.5 l) into a jar, close the lid. Keep for two weeks in a dark cool place. Application: Tincture of momordica fruits is drunk for three days on an empty stomach (30 minutes before meals), 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. It is effective for colds (cough, runny nose, fever), psoriasis and rheumatism. And also it is used as a means to strengthen the body's immunity. Decoction of momordica seeds: 15-20 crushed seeds of momordica are poured with 1 cup of boiling water, kept on low heat for 10 minutes. Then insist for an hour and filter. Momordica seed tincture is drunk 50 mg, 3-4 times a day, for hemorrhoids and as a diuretic, for febrile diseases.

Momordica fruits in cooking.

Fresh, tender young shoots and leaves of momordica go to salads and vinaigrettes, they are boiled delicious borscht and vegetable medicinal soups, the leaves are used in the preparation of tea, as an additive. Only unripe green fruits of the Indian cucumber are used for food, when the seeds are still green, with a sour-bitter, but pleasant-tasting pulp. As it ripens, the pulp begins to become very bitter and becomes unusable. To eliminate the bitter taste of unripe fruits, they are soaked in salted water for several hours, periodically changing the water or doused with boiling water. Momordica seeds are also edible - after the fruit ripens, they become sweet in taste and can be eaten raw. Fried momordica. It is quite tasty, fried: cut into pieces, roll in egg and flour and fry in butter, add greens. The fruits are canned, pickled, salted - both fully ripe and unripe. Canned, they have a pleasant refreshing taste. Canned momordica. The fruit is washed, cut into pieces, the seeds are removed, and the skin is peeled. Pieces of momordica are made into a sterilized jar, garlic, dill, blackcurrant leaves, a few peas of black pepper are added. Pour marinade: for 1 liter of water, a tablespoon of salt, sugar, 9% vinegar. The marinade is brought to a boil, jars are poured, rolled up with lids.

In Asian cuisine, salads and seasonings for meat dishes are prepared from fruits and shoots; they are added to soups and vegetable stews, all eggplant recipes are suitable for its preparation. Indian cucumber goes well with meat, new potatoes, coconuts and regular cucumbers. The seeds of the plant have a nutty-tropical taste, therefore they are successfully used in cooking as additives to confectionery products - cookies, cakes and buns. Momordica is used to prepare various drinks: liqueurs, liqueurs, wines, tinctures. The tincture is made with honey, sugar, alcohol (vodka) and purified oil. The fruits are cut, rubbed, poured with vodka or alcohol, insisted for 2 weeks in a dark, cool place. Momordica stuffed. We make minced meat, as for pepper. We clean the fruits from seeds, stuff them. Simmer in a small amount of water.

Borscht, vegetable soups, vegetable caviar are also prepared from momordica, after soaking 10 g in salted water. salt per liter of water.

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The use of momordica helps to reduce body fat, normalizes the level of sugar and hemoglobin in the blood.

For centuries, momordica has been used as food and medicine throughout Asia, and as a therapeutic agent in a variety of ailments such as leukemia, diabetes, asthma, insect bites, menstrual cycle problems, stomach problems, as well as many other ailments. Bitter melon has had a great traditional use in the east as a food and as a "tonic". The plant is also beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. It is also used for burns, skin ulcers, itchy skin, psoriasis, rheumatism, and wound healing. In Africa, the plant is also recommended for wound healing.

Momordica's ability to regulate sugar levels, antiviral function and immunopotentiation of momordica are intended for use in special programs designed to regulate blood sugar levels. It contains three antiviral proteins, serotonin and amino acids. Almost all parts of the plant are used in momordica: leaves, fruits and seeds. Studies have shown that the leaves are nutritional sources of calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, and iron; The edible fruit and leaves are great sources of B vitamins.

Momordica and its extract stop the development of cancer and tumors.
The momordica component has been clinically shown to inhibit an enzyme related to cyclases, which is associated with the pathogenesis and replication of not only psoriasis, but also leukemia and cancer. Other phytocomponents that have been documented with cytostatic certainty are a group of ribosome-inactivating proteins. A chemical analogue of momordica proteins was developed and obtained, and its inventors reported that the new substance was able to inhibit the growth of prostate tumors. The phytochemical Momordin has clinically demonstrated cytostatic activity against Hodgkin's lymphoma in vivo. Several other tests demonstrated the cytostatic and antitumor activity of the whole momordica plant.
HEALING PROPERTIES

Among cucurbits it is distinguished by thin long stems reaching a height of 200 cm or more, and large light green leaves resembling grapes, with a very beautiful cut. The plant looks very decorative both during flowering and when the fruits ripen. That is why momordica is often planted in dachas as an ornamental plant along hedges and arbors. The plant has a number of common names: mad cucumber, mad melon, bitter gourd, balsam pear, Indian cucumber.
The flowering of momordica coincides with the beginning of active shoot formation. Her flowers are medium-sized, dioecious, bright yellow, fragrant; female flowers a little smaller. First, male flowers appear on the plant, and then female ones. After pollination, the ovaries immediately begin to develop rapidly. Its green "warty" fruits have an elongated oval shape 10-20 cm long and up to 7 cm in diameter, average weight 150-200 g, when ripe, they acquire a bright orange color and crack into 3 lobes. At this point, the plants look especially decorative. The seeds are relatively large (length 11-15 mm, width - 8-9 mm), flat, with uneven edges and tuberculate surface. On both sides of the seeds there is a peculiar pattern reminiscent of the Indian national ornament, and each seed has its own. The number of seeds in the fruit varies greatly (from 15 to 50) depending on the size of the fruit. In general, the seeds are dark brown in color. Around each seed inside the fruit is a juicy dark ruby ​​pericarp.

Cultivation of momordica does not represent special difficulties and is similar to the cultivation of cucumbers, apart from some features due to the properties of this crop. It can be grown not only in greenhouses and greenhouses, but also on the balcony, and even on the windowsill, as a houseplant. If you take care of seedlings in advance, then you can grow momordica in the northern regions.

The taste of the fruit itself is close to the taste of a ripened pumpkin. True, the papillary surface of the fruit is slightly bitter, because of this, the overall taste acquires a bitter tint. No wonder momordica is called bitter gourd. But this quality does not interfere with the preparation of delicious dishes from fruits. In food, like cucumbers, unripe fruits are used, which contain a lot of protein. That is why they are more nutritious than cucumbers. Before use, it is advisable to soak the fruits in salted water. It contains a lot of vitamin C - up to 100 mg%. Salads, seasonings for meat dishes are prepared from fruits, they are boiled and fried, pickled and salted.
Fleshy fruits, containing many useful components, are very good when fried. To do this, fully ripened fruits are cut into small slices and fried in vegetable oil.
They are also great for marinating. Ripe fruits should be washed and cut into slices. In a sterilized jar, put pieces of momordica, add garlic, dill, blackcurrant leaf, black peppercorns. Pour the contents with marinade (per liter of water take a tablespoon of salt, granulated sugar and 9% vinegar). The marinade is brought to a boil, the contents of the jars are poured and the lid is closed. Canned momordica is difficult to compare with other vegetables prepared in the same way. Its taste is very pleasant and refreshing. Juicy and tender pericarp tastes like a ripe persimmon.
Leaves help cure snake bites. The seeds contain up to 55% essential oil, very rich in carotene. They are used in medicine for peptic ulcer, as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-febrile agent.

Not every fruit of the pumpkin family is found on the table of our hostesses. For example, momordica is still quite a rare product. This plant is distinguished by long vines, fragrant inflorescences and large bright fruits. The exoticism of the vegetable gave it many unusual names: Indian pomegranate, wild melon, yellow cucumber, balsamic pear, bitter gourd, crocodile cucumber. Momordica owes such a variety of nicknames not only to its orange color, but also to its unusual taste, reminiscent of both pumpkin and persimmon.

Components

A bright cucumber covered with warts may scare off with an unusual appearance, but in fact it is a very nutritious product. This vegetable contains a lot of oils, amino acids, phenols, glycosides, alkaloids, resins. Therefore, even momordica seeds are able to exhibit antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects, and can also relieve puffiness.

The medicinal properties of the plant are associated with a rich set of vitamins. So, folic acid regenerates the cellular structure, and nicotinic acid is responsible for redox processes. Vitamins from the B-group improve the condition of hair, skin, tissues. Due to beta-carotene, free radicals are destroyed, i.e. fight against cancer. The product also contains pantothenic acid, which accelerates the production of cellular energy.

Rarer biologically active substances also expand healing application fruits of momordica. Vitamin E prevents early aging and has an antioxidant effect, while vitamin F tones the entire body and fills it with strength. The most common component - ascorbic acid - is also found in these vegetables, so immunity is strengthened with each piece of momordica.

Pumpkin fruits, as well as young shoots, contain potassium, selenium, zinc and silicon, which regulate many organ systems. However, useful substances also contain leaves. These are iron, phosphorus, sodium and calcium. Without such minerals, metabolic processes in the body do not proceed correctly, and if a deficiency of micro- and macroelements occurs, the human condition noticeably worsens. Therefore, it is so important to use momordica.

The plant is very useful for diabetic patients. Its fruits contain charantin - a substance that not only lowers blood sugar. This component normalizes the production of insulin in the body and increases the number of beta cells in the pancreas.

The most powerful antioxidant - lycopene - is also found in the composition of the fruits of momordica. Indian cucumber inhibits cancer cells by stopping the growth of tumors in the liver and prostate. The product reduces the likelihood of sarcoma and melanoma, and is also effective in the fight against leukemia.

Momordica contains triterpene saponins in its root system, which is why it is used in the treatment of rheumatism. The fruits are excellent source phytoncides that kill infections and relieve inflammation.

The use of pumpkin for weight loss is due to the fact that about 85% of the composition of all fruits is water. Therefore, the calorie content of the product is very low. You can also eat leaves, stems, roots and seeds, they are rich in flavonoids and organic acids.

Usage

The historical homeland of mad melon is Southeast Asia and some parts of India. It is believed that the Mayan tribes knew about this product, but the Europeans got acquainted with the plant only in the 16th century. Momordica is not considered a classic pumpkin culture, because it has thin and long stems, as well as large pale green leaves. During flowering, the plant exudes a marvelous aroma of jasmine.

The watery and crunchy fruits of momordica taste similar to cucumbers and bell peppers. The brown seeds of the vegetable give it a slight bitterness. But this does not prevent the use of the product even as part of many national dishes of the peoples of Asia and Africa.

Young shoots have found their way into modern cooking as part of salads, soups and appetizers. Fruits are consumed raw and even unripe, since this does not affect their benefits in any way. True, in the process of ripening, vegetables become more tart and spicy. However, a fully ripe product has a sweetish aftertaste, so it is consumed fresh. Heat treatment is needed this case to soften hard fibres. Delicate fresh leaves of momordica can be put in borscht and vinaigrette.

Fleshy large fruits are usually fried in vegetable oil. But they are equally good stewed, pickled, pickled, boiled. Momordica is also part of the legendary seasoning - curry. On the basis of a vegetable, you can make different drinks: wine, liqueur, liquor, tonic. Even yellow cucumber jam comes out delicious. So that the plant does not have any bitterness, its fruits can be soaked in salted water in advance.

Inside any momordica fruit, after ripening, ruby ​​​​berries are formed, which are very sweet and taste like a tropical pineapple with nutty notes. Berries are usually used to decorate cakes and various confectionery.

In Asia, momordica is added to various vegetable stews. It is combined with potatoes, coconuts and even yogurt. Amazonian tribes put the leaves and fruits in their bean dishes to spicy and savory their food. Even in Japan, this vegetable is very popular and is considered one of the reasons for the longevity of the people.

Efficiency

There is information that in ancient China only the emperor and members of his family were allowed to eat momordica. In India, it was considered the plant of the gods, in Japan - the plant of centenarians. In our country, this exotic cucumber for testing can be bought in Korean stores. Although our gardeners believe that it is much more interesting and useful to grow momordica on your own.

• Indian pomegranate stimulates the activity of the immune system. It helps to remove wastes and toxins.
• Berries increase visual acuity, have a positive effect on the general condition of the eyes.

Such properties of momordica are also known: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, astringent, sedative properties. This plant is recognized by official medicine and is used in the production of drugs that stabilize the functions of the pancreas.
Berries, unlike bitter pulp, are sweet, they contain fatty oil rich in carotene. It increases hemoglobin in the blood and strengthens the human immune system. Berries are also used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis: 1 seed is chewed half an hour before meals and eaten with 1 teaspoon of honey. This should be done 3 times a day, the course of admission is 9 days. The seeds contain 32% essential medicinal oil momordicin, rich in healing carotene.

It is believed that all parts of the plant are nutritious and healing - roots, leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits. Fresh young shoots and leaves of momordica go to salads and vinaigrettes, delicious borscht and medicinal soups are cooked from them. “Momordica destroys cancer cells, bacteria and viruses, treats hypertension, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, diabetes and even leukemia. Increases immunity, anesthetizes. Quickly removes excess fat, speeds up metabolism, makes the figure slim. Reduces blood cholesterol levels, cleanses blood vessels. It seems that all infirmities are subject to the miracle cucumber, including rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pains, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, hepatitis, prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis. And momordica treats eye diseases, increases visual acuity. It remains only to check!

Scientists have shown that this plant increases the total amount of beta enzymes in the pancreas and has a beneficial effect on the body's function to produce insulin, which means that the substances contained in Indian pomegranate help regulate blood sugar levels. Another useful property of momordica, which was revealed relatively recently, was the ability to inhibit cancer cells and tumors. Studies have been conducted in which it turned out that the medicines, which include plant extract, help stop the spread of prostate tumors. Numerous studies have demonstrated the anti-leukemic and anti-cancerous activity of the components contained in the plant against sarcoma, melanoma, liver cancer and leukemia.

Medical recipes with momordica

From pressure, diuretic: pour 1 tablespoon of momordica seeds with half a liter of water, and boil for 20 minutes in a water bath. Leave to cool, take a quarter cup 3 times a day. This decoction sometimes appears in folk medicine sources as a remedy for hemorrhoids. Then it is used for making cold lotions. For colds, psoriasis, rheumatism: fresh momordica fruit is cut into cubes, placed in glass jar and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Momordica should be insisted for 2 weeks. After that, the tincture is taken before meals in a teaspoon. General tonic: the fruit, along with the bones, is turned through a meat grinder, and poured with 1 glass of honey, plus a glass of walnuts is added. Insist 12 hours, eat 1 teaspoon before main meals. The product is quite bitter, so you can drink it with water.

Momordica has a high nutritional value, far superior to peppers and eggplants popular with gardeners. Momordica fruits contain a lot of proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins (“A”, “B”, “B1”, “C”, etc.). Vitamin E found in fruits protects the body from premature aging, and vitamin F gives vitality and strength.
In the fruits of momordica, there is especially a lot of folic acid, the lack of which affects the bone marrow, and there is also a risk of cancerous tumors.
Momordica is used as a natural medicine to destroy cancer cells, bacteria and viruses, to treat hypertension, hemorrhoids, to increase immunity. This plant quickly removes excess fat from the body, speeds up the metabolism and makes the figure slim.

For the treatment of momordica, doctors advise using absolutely all the healing parts of the plant - roots, leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits.
Momordica is especially widely used in Tibetan-Chinese folk medicine. Momordica is used as an anesthetic, for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, stomach ulcers, to lower blood sugar levels, to produce insulin and treat diabetes.
Momordica is valuable for the body in an effort to slow down the aging process and achieve active longevity.

Momordica fruits and seeds lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques, cleanse blood vessels, reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes, cure leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pain, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, hepatitis.
And momordica treats eye diseases, increases visual acuity.
Decoctions and tinctures of momordica heal from prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, improve brain function and strengthen immunity.

Recently, researchers have become seriously interested in its medicinal properties, and, above all, the ability to influence the functions of the pancreas. As it turned out, the fruits of momordica enhance the secretory activity of the pancreas, and increase the production of insulin. Clinical trials have shown that the introduction of momordica into the diet of diabetic patients can significantly reduce the dose of synthetic insulin analogues.

The ability of momordica preparations to suppress the development of cancer cells is another incentive for experimenters. The anti-cancer activity of momordica has been repeatedly confirmed by the results of various studies. It has been established that the process of metastasis of prostate cancer can be stopped with the help of momordica extracts, which also show activity against leukemia, sarcoma and melanoma. Healers of the East have long used momordica for the treatment of liver cancer and hepatitis, prescribed its preparations in many cases of severe infectious diseases. In addition to detoxifying the body (removing toxins), momordica acts as an immune modulator, gently stimulating the immune defense, which allows you to effectively fight many diseases.

Momordica fruit tincture

Cut the fruits of momordica without seeds into small pieces. Densely fill them with a three-liter jar. Pour vodka (0.5 l) into a jar, close the lid. Keep for two weeks in a dark cool place.
Tincture of momordica fruits is drunk for three days on an empty stomach (30 minutes before meals), 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Momordica fruit tincture is effective for colds (cough, runny nose, fever), psoriasis and rheumatism. And also it is used as a means to strengthen the body's immunity.

Decoction of momordica seeds

About 15-20 crushed seeds of momordica are poured with 1 cup of boiling water, kept on low heat for 10 minutes. Then insist for an hour and filter.
Momordica seed tincture is drunk 50 mg, 3-4 times a day, for hemorrhoids and as a diuretic, for febrile diseases.

• A drug prepared from the pulp helps to cure infectious skin pathologies. It is used externally.
• In acute respiratory diseases, inhalations from momordica are useful.
• Decoctions from the plant are used to treat prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis.
• Fruit tinctures are recommended for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Berries contain substances that reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. Therefore, momordica is used in the treatment of pathologies of the heart and blood vessels.
• A decoction of the leaves is effective as a prophylactic during influenza epidemics.
• It also has an analgesic effect, which is successfully used in exacerbation of arthritis.
• Fresh berries reduce itching, prevent swelling in places of insect bites.
• A decoction of momordica helps with prickly heat and skin rashes.
• If a person has received a gasoline burn, a hot compress of honey and leaves should be applied. The wound heals faster, does not become infected and does not leave scars.

The medicinal use of momordica is wide and multifaceted. Its enormous healing power and beneficial properties have long been used in Indian, Chinese and Tibetan medicine. In India, momordica was saved from death by snake bites. A manuscript found in a Tibetan monastery said that momordica cures more than a thousand diseases. All parts of the plant are used for treatment: roots, leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits. It is especially widely used in Tibetan-Chinese medicine to treat cardiovascular diseases, stomach ulcers, lower blood sugar levels, produce insulin and cure diabetes, slow down aging and prolong active longevity. Nowadays, momordica is widely used as a medicine for the destruction of cancer cells, bacteria, viruses, lowering blood pressure, treating hypertension, hemorrhoids, increasing immunity, as a pain reliever.

In momordica, many unique healing substances were found that are not found in other medicinal plants. The culture is recognized as official medicine, many preparations are prepared from it - Momordica compositum, Hepel, Gepar chelidonium, Gomakkord, etc. The use of momordica promotes weight loss, it quickly removes excess fat from the body, makes the figure slim, attractive and beautiful. Fruits and seeds reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques, cleanse blood vessels, and reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.

Momordica cures leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pains, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, liver with hepatitis. It also heals eye diseases, improves visual acuity. It releases charantaine, a mixture of steroids that regulate blood sugar levels, destroys resistant herpes and influenza viruses, cures fever, swelling and inflammation.

Decoctions, tinctures and extracts are much more effective than other drugs, increase potency, heal prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, improve brain function. Fruits cure obesity, alcoholism and smoking. Momordica is widely used in cosmetology. An infusion of its leaves smoothes wrinkles, improves the condition of the skin, making it young, supple and velvety.

Modern science has established that the substances contained in the fruits of this plant can lower total cholesterol, blood sugar levels in diabetics, stimulate insulin production, and even treat certain types of cancer. Momordica-based preparations are used to treat psoriasis, flu and colds. Numerous experiments have shown that extracts of its leaves and fruits can destroy staphylococci, streptococci and even HIV.

The fruits and seeds of momordica in traditional medicine recipes are used as follows: fruit tincture. The fruit of momordica must be cut finely, put in a glass container, pour 0.5 liters of vodka, cover and let it brew for 2 weeks. in a cool, dark place. After preparing momordica, drink the tincture on an empty stomach 30 minutes before meals, 1 teaspoon three r / day for three days. It is believed that such an infusion is effective for colds, elevated temperature, runny nose, cough, rheumatism, psoriasis, is also used for general strengthening of the body, but these properties of the plant have not been confirmed by official medicine. Seed decoction. To prepare it, momordica seeds (15-20g) are poured with boiling water (250ml), boiled for 10 minutes, then insisted for one hour and filtered. The decoction is taken at 50 ml 3-4r / day for fever as a diuretic or for hemorrhoids. Momordica leaves are not used in traditional medicine recipes. It is believed that they are too toxic and can cause harm.

• Seed decoction. The drug is used as an anti-febrile and diuretic. The decoction also finds use in the treatment of hemorrhoids. For 1 glass of water - 5 - 20 g of momordica seeds crushed on a coffee grinder. Cook at a low boil for 10 minutes, then insist for 1 hour. Take the drug up to 4 times a day, 50 ml.
• Seed powder. Momordica seeds are ground in a coffee grinder. Prescribed in a dosage of 3 - 5 g per reception. The multiplicity of reception and indications are the same as when using a decoction.
• Fruit tincture. To prepare a medicinal tincture, unripe fruits are used, which are crushed, placed in a glass container (up to half the volume) and poured with alcohol of 40% strength (vodka). Infusion is carried out for 14 days. The drug is prescribed three times a day for 1 tsp, half an hour before meals. It is necessary to take tincture in courses of 3 days.

Harm

However, whatever useful properties did not possess the plant, do not overdo it with its consumption. If you have a desire to experience the miraculous effect of its fruits, you don’t need to try to eat as many of them as possible at a time, you won’t cure the disease, and it’s quite possible to earn an allergy. In addition, there is a very strict contraindication to the use of momordica, this is pregnancy, when using the extract and fruits of this plant, the risk of spontaneous abortion increases. Individual intolerance to the product is also one of the contraindications. Therefore, before trying this or that unfamiliar fruit or vegetable, you should learn as much as possible about it, even from the useful plant There are certain advantages and disadvantages that are worth paying attention to.

Attention! Momordica is contraindicated in pregnant women, as it has abortive properties.

Treatment with momordica can cause increased salivation, allergic reactions. Momordica seeds can cause poisoning, anemia in children. Contraindications to the use of momordica Momordica should not be taken by pregnant women and those who are breastfeeding. Chinese folk medicine recommends not using the momordica plant for diseases of the adrenal glands, stomach (it can provoke heartburn, exacerbation of ulcers), and constipation. Treatment with momordica is also contraindicated in diseases of the thyroid gland.

On the Internet, you can often find instructions about allergies when you “overeat” momordica fruits. In fairness, it should be noted that momordica is not a strawberry, and the taste preferences of Europeans are radically different from the preferences of the inhabitants of the East, so “overeating” is practically excluded. At the same time, individual intolerance can cause allergic manifestations (itching, rash, sore throat, etc.) - you need to get used to momordica.

As for the treatment with momordica preparations, they are not prescribed during pregnancy, since there is evidence that some biologically active substances that make up momordica have abortive properties. Pregnant women are also not allowed to eat momordica. The introduction of momordica into the diet during breastfeeding can cause allergies in the baby.

The biological effect on the body of various parts of the plant is different. So, for example, if eating the seed coat has a beneficial effect on the state of the gastrointestinal tract (meaning with a stomach ulcer and 12-colon ulcer), then leaf-based preparations can cause an exacerbation of diseases. It is necessary to take into account all the pros and cons in the presence of diseases such as hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis, in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and adrenal glands.

If you overdo it with consumption, you can earn an allergic reaction. In some people, allergies manifest themselves quite aggressively, up to suffocation. Be careful!

Momordica is toxic to the liver. The peel of the seeds should never be given to children.

Value table

Useful material
beta carotene
Lutein
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
Vitamin H
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Phosphorus

Indian cucumber,nary kudret, momordica, bitter melon- a genus of plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes about 20 species of annual or perennial vines growing in tropical or subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and Australia.

Indian cucumber- dioecious liana, growing up to 5 m in length, with simple leaves, 4-12 cm across, and yellow flowers.

The fruits of this plant are very similar to fruits, but they are vegetables. They are elongated, yellow in color, covered with warts, are very diverse in shape and size. The inside contains a relatively thin layer of pulp surrounding a central cavity filled with large, flat seeds and a jelly-like substance. Indian cucumber when ripe, it acquires a bright orange color and bursts, breaking up into three parts. Seeds are visible inside the bursting fruit.

bitter melon it has a high nutritional value, far superior to peppers and eggplants popular with gardeners. Fruits contain a lot of proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins B, B1,. Vitamin E found in fruits protects the body from premature aging, and vitamin F gives vitality and strength. It has a lot of iron, twice as much beta-carotene as broccoli; twice as much calcium as spinach; twice as much potassium as a banana. In addition, it stimulates digestion and appetite.

In the fruits of kudret nara, there is especially a lot of folic acid, the lack of which affects the bone marrow, and there is also a risk of cancerous tumors.

pulp Indian cucumber fruit eaten when unripe, it is crispy and watery, similar to the pulp of a cucumber, chayote or green vegetable pepper. Seeds from unripe fruits are pulled out before culinary use. When the fruits begin to ripen, the flesh becomes orange, soft, but very bitter. When the fruit is fully ripe, its seeds acquire a sweetish taste and can be eaten raw, but after heat treatment they become softer.

canned momordica difficult to compare with other vegetables prepared in the same way. Its taste is very pleasant and refreshing. Juicy and tender pericarp tastes like a ripe persimmon.

The pulp and seeds of bitter melon are used in Asian cuisines. They are fried, boiled, added to salads, soups and stews. Indian cucumber goes well with meat, potatoes, unsweetened yogurt, coconut, cucumbers. In China, bitterness is used to make soups, specialty teas, and even instead of hops as an ingredient in some beers. In India, kudret nari is served with yogurt as an appetizer, cooked with potatoes and curry, deep fried and with nuts. In Japan this important component Okinawan cuisine. In Indonesia, bitter melon is cooked in coconut milk. In Vietnam, they are added to soups and stewed with meat. In the Philippines, they make a salad out of it, and in Nepal they prepare a special bitter pickle. In Turkey, it is eaten with olive oil and honey.

Fruits of kudret nara quite bitter, so it is more often used for medicinal purposes than for culinary purposes.

Used in folk medicine medicinal properties of momordica: fruits, seeds and leaves.

Momordica fruits and seeds lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques, cleanse blood vessels, reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes, cure leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pain, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, hepatitis. Kudret nara treats eye diseases, improves visual acuity.

Decoctions and tinctures of kudret nara heal from prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, improve brain function and strengthen immunity. Bitter melon is used as a natural medicine for the destruction of cancer cells, bacteria and viruses, for the treatment of hypertension, hemorrhoids, to increase immunity. This plant quickly removes excess fat from the body, speeds up the metabolism and makes the figure slim.

Indian cucumber can exacerbate heartburn and ulcers. In addition, its seeds can cause primaquine anemia and poisoning in children. It can also very rarely cause bleeding, uterine muscle contractions, and miscarriages in pregnant women..

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Like all creepers, Indian cucumber needs support - a vertical trellis.

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Among pumpkin crops, it stands out with thin long stems reaching a height of 200 cm or more, and large light green leaves resembling grapes, with a very beautiful cut. The plant looks very decorative both during flowering and when the fruits ripen. That is why momordica is often planted in dachas as an ornamental plant along hedges and arbors. The plant has a number of common names: mad cucumber, mad melon, bitter gourd, balsam pear, Indian cucumber.

Momordica is very demanding on soil fertility. This plant responds especially well to organic fertilizers, which are applied in open ground for digging (up to 10 kg per 1 m2). We should not forget about the mineral dressings of momordica. They add to the soil (per m2): ammonium nitrate - 20-30 g, superphosphate - 35-40 g, potassium chloride - 20-30 g. If the soil of your garden has high acidity, then it is useful to add 300-400 g of lime per 1 m2 garden beds.

Momordica is cultivated in the room, on the balcony, in the garden as a healing and beautiful annual liana. This medicinal plant with edible elegant fruits serves as a decorative decoration for southern windows, balconies and open terraces, arbors, fences, walls and decorative lattices.

Beneficial features

In children, it can cause anemia and poisoning.

Be careful when working with young plants - before the fruit appears, the leaves are burned like nettles. You need to work with gloves.

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Seeds are prepared before planting. To make them germinate faster, you need to rub the tip with sandpaper or a nail file - this technique is called scarification - you only need to slightly damage the skin of the seed, but do not wipe holes through! This helps the seed to pass water better and open up easier.

If there is no individual intolerance, then you can include not a large number of miracle vegetable in the daily diet. Due to the rich composition, these fruits normalize metabolic processes in the body, stimulate smooth weight loss and give a person a huge amount of energy. Eating the same amount of food, but feeling cheerful and full of energy, a person will do much more in a day. This means that the energy will be spent for good, and not "deposited" on the stomach and in other places.​

"Bitter gourd", "Indian cucumber" or "pomegranate", "mad melon" - all these are the names of the same plant, officially referred to as momordica. The benefits and harms of this vine began to worry our fellow citizens with the appearance on the shelves of the seeds of an outlandish plant. Many began to grow it on garden plots for decorative purposes. What kind of plant is this, let's figure it out with you.

Use in cooking

On it, due to the best illumination, you can get the maximum yield. As the lashes grow, they are twisted around the support. When the main stem reaches the top of the window, pinch it. During flowering, momordica forms side shoots. They are pinched over the female flowers, which appear a week later than the male ones, leaving 1-2 leaves. If the plant too obscures itself, side shoots without ovaries are cut out completely.

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The flowering of momordica coincides with the beginning of active shoot formation. Her flowers are medium-sized, dioecious, bright yellow, fragrant; female flowers are slightly smaller. First, male flowers appear on the plant, and then female ones. After pollination, the ovaries immediately begin to develop rapidly. Its green "warty" fruits have an elongated oval shape, 10-20 cm long and up to 7 cm in diameter, the average weight is 150-200 g, when ripe they acquire a bright orange color and crack into 3 lobes. At this point, the plants look especially decorative. The seeds are relatively large (length 11-15 mm, width - 8-9 mm), flat, with uneven edges and tuberculate surface. On both sides of the seeds there is a peculiar pattern reminiscent of the Indian national ornament, and each seed has its own. The number of seeds in the fruit varies greatly (from 15 to 50) depending on the size of the fruit. In general, the seeds are dark brown in color. Around each seed inside the fruit is a juicy dark ruby ​​pericarp.

Application in dietetics

When growing momordica as a balcony or indoor plant, all fertilizer rates are set taking into account the volume of soil in the container. In this case, when feeding, you can be guided by the instructions for the complex organo-mineral fertilizer used for indoor plants.

Contraindications

Fragrant yellow flowers momordicas are unisexual, have a five-pronged corolla. The smell of her male flowers is similar to the fragrance of gardenia, but less intense.

Do not self-medicate - consult your doctor!

"Momordica compositum"

Fruits are stored in the refrigerator for up to 20 days.

Summing up

Then we soak the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate for a couple of hours, rinse and put in wet sawdust or a wet cloth for germination, put in a warm place. After such preparation, almost all seeds germinate.

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What is a momordica plant?

So, today we told you about the amazing healthy vegetable called momordica. Instructions for use (if I may say so) recommends introducing it into food for almost all people. This is a real storehouse of useful substances. But we must remember that many elements in its composition are in an active state, and therefore an overdose can only harm. Treat momordica as an extremely useful additive, a condiment, the excess of which will only worsen the taste of the dish.

Momordica - what kind of plant?

No wonder it is called "bitter gourd" - the plant belongs to the Cucurbita family. This is an evergreen liana that grows in Africa, Australia, India and other warm countries. Today it is grown in America and in the Crimea, even in northern regions gardeners manage to grow a heat-loving vine on a windowsill or balcony, and on summer period planted in open ground. So, what is momordica, the benefits and harms of its bright fruits, what is their practical purpose - more on all this later.

Momordica is not afraid of either the white-wing or other pests that usually threaten cucumbers and tomatoes.

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Growing momordica is not particularly difficult and is similar to growing cucumbers, apart from some features due to the properties of this crop. It can be grown not only in greenhouses and greenhouses, but also on the balcony, and even on the windowsill, as a houseplant. If you take care of seedlings in advance, then you can grow momordica in the northern regions.

Like all vines, momordica needs support. The best option supports - a vertical trellis, which makes it possible to obtain the maximum yield due to the good illumination of the plant. With a lack of lighting and nutrition, the ovaries often crumble, and the fruits of the momordica are small.

The fruit of the momordica is a rounded oval elongated berry very unusual shape has an exotic look. Outside, it is covered with papillary protrusions. The color of fruits in momordica is bright orange, yellow or white.

Before use, the fruits of momordica are soaked in salt water to remove bitterness. Salads are prepared from young greens, boiled, fried, seasoned for meat, marinated. The fruits are high in protein and are more nutritious than cucumbers. A little bitterness remains in the fruits, in mature ones there is more of it.

In China, it is popular under the name "the fruit of centenarians." And for good reason - it contains many useful substances. Fruits are rich in proteins, carbohydrates and sugars. A lot of vitamins, up to 100 mg - vitamin C, group B, carotene, E and others. In folk medicine, the plant is used to treat cancer, viral diseases, hypertension, immune system, hemorrhoids. Dishes from momordica speed up metabolism, burn fat in the body and slim the figure.​

Growing momordica

As soon as the seed opens, we sow each in separate cups or peat pots for seedlings. We prepare the soil from a mixture of peat, humus, leaf ground and sand. We keep the crops in a warm place at a temperature not lower than + 22-25 ° C and avoid drying out.

Seedling

These exotic vegetables are contraindicated for pregnant women, as they can provoke premature birth. If you suffer from food allergies, then introduce momordica into your diet very carefully.

The first benefit of this unusual creeper is its decorative properties. It resembles the tops of a cucumber, pumpkin, young grapes, willingly clings to a support with its antennae and quickly gains strength in the sun. She will easily braid a small gazebo into short time, and you will be able to proudly demonstrate to your friends that you grow not just anything, but momordica. The benefits and harms of its fruits usually begin to interest a little later, when they begin to ripen and stand out brightly among the green shoots. In fact, the fruits of this vine contain a large amount of vitamins and minerals and are successfully used in cooking.

Indian cucumber knows how to protect itself. While the fruits are still green, the plant burns like a nettle.

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Planting in the ground

The taste of the fruit itself is close to the taste of a ripened pumpkin. True, the papillary surface of the fruit is slightly bitter, because of this, the overall taste acquires a bitter tint. No wonder momordica is called bitter gourd. But this quality does not interfere with the preparation of delicious dishes from fruits. In food, like cucumbers, unripe fruits are used, which contain a lot of protein. That is why they are more nutritious than cucumbers. Before use, it is advisable to soak the fruits in salted water. It contains a lot of vitamin C - up to 100 mg%. Salads, seasonings for meat dishes are prepared from fruits, they are boiled and fried, pickled and salted.

Momordica has been grown since ancient times as a valuable vegetable and medicinal plant. In ancient China, only the emperor and members of his family were allowed to eat momordica. And in India, it was considered the "plant of the gods."

Care

1. The taste of the fruit of momordica is close to a ripened pumpkin. True, the papillary surface of the berry is slightly bitter, and because of this, the overall taste acquires a bitter tint. Therefore, momordica is called "bitter gourd". But this quality does not interfere with the preparation of delicious dishes from its fruits!
2. There are other ways to remove bitterness from the fruits of momordica:
3. All parts of the plant are suitable for treatment - fruits, flowers, roots, leaves, seeds. Momordica is very popular in Chinese traditional medicine. It is used for pain relief, treatment of heart, stomach (ulcer) diseases, to lower blood sugar and insulin production in diabetes. Preparations from momordica slow down the aging of the body and contribute to active longevity.
4. As soon as shoots appear, the pots are moved to the window, it is advisable to lower the temperature to 16 ° C in the first days so that the shoots do not stretch. Then you need to grow seedlings at + 22 ° C, welcome high humidity and regular spraying of plants.
5. Not in every city today you can buy the fruits or at least the seeds of this wonderful plant. That is why pharmaceutical companies have released special drug, which contains an extract from vegetables and called it "Momordica compositum". It is an injectable solution that has astringent, analgesic, antispasmodic, antiemetic and sedative properties. It normalizes the activity of the thyroid gland, is used in the treatment of pancreatitis. This preparation is homeopathic as it contains nothing but extracts medicinal plant. However, before using it is necessary to consult with your doctor.​

If cucumbers grew in your country house, then it will not be difficult to master the art of growing exotic creepers. She will willingly live in open ground, especially if you choose a shady place for her, without direct sunlight. She also masters greenhouses and greenhouses, and even window sills in apartments. Just imagine how you will show your fruit-bearing vine to your friends and proudly say that it is a momordica. The benefits and harms that its fruits can bear will be discussed below.

As soon as the first cucumber has ripened, momordica allows you to touch it.

Very cute vegetable - momordica, or Indian cucumber

Fleshy fruits, containing many useful components, are very good fried. To do this, fully ripened fruits are cut into small slices and fried in vegetable oil.

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You can buy momordica fruits from us (in a Korean store), but it’s still better to grow them yourself in the garden, in a room or on a balcony - there will be both beauty and benefit!

Momordica - useful properties

Inside the momordica fruit, around each seed is a juicy dark ruby ​​pericarp. Its taste is very pleasant, reminiscent of ripe persimmon.

Boil two minutes in boiling water, immediately cool under cold water.

Everything is healing in momordica

Before planting, momordica seedlings need to be hardened off, they are usually planted in the ground in late May - early June, after the threat of night frosts. Be sure not to damage the earthen ball, so as not to disturb the weak roots. The soil should already be warmed up - otherwise the vine will freeze, and may die. It does not tolerate temperature drops below + 10 ° C!​

A truly wonderful gift of the rainforest - momordica - is wholesome. Its leaves, shoots, roots, fruits and berries are used. Today, research is being carried out on the ability of this plant to suppress and neutralize cancer cells. If they become successful, we will have a cure for the most terrible disease. But even today there is something to thank this unusual vegetable for. Its healing power is truly immeasurable.​

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The plant propagates by seeds. Despite the presence of a hard shell, they do not require stratification and have almost 100% germination. Before planting in the soil, you need to soak them for a day in a pale pink solution of manganese. Don't wait until they hatch or the seeds will rot. Seedlings are easiest to grow in peat pots, into which light is poured, fertile soil. Momordica is demanding on the composition of the soil, responsive to the application of organic fertilizers.​

Like, now the gifts of the vines are ready for use. This readiness is determined in a completely different way than that of an ordinary cucumber. When the fruit ripens, yellowish spots first appear on it. They spread until the whole cucumber turns orange.

He feels great on the windowsill.

They are also great for marinating. Ripe fruits should be washed and cut into slices. In a sterilized jar, put pieces of momordica, add garlic, dill, blackcurrant leaf, black peppercorns. Pour the contents with marinade (per liter of water take a tablespoon of salt, granulated sugar and 9% vinegar). The marinade is brought to a boil, the contents of the jars are poured and the lid is closed. Canned momordica is difficult to compare with other vegetables prepared in the same way. Its taste is very pleasant and refreshing. Juicy and tender pericarp tastes like a ripe persimmon.

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It is easy to grow a momordica. Her agricultural technology is in many ways similar to techniques for pumpkins and zucchini. However, there are some subtleties of sowing and growing momordica, dictated by the characteristics of this crop.

• Pour the pieces with salt, then drain the released liquid.
• Seeds and fruits lower cholesterol, cleanse blood vessels, cure leukemia, skin diseases (psoriasis, burns), pain in the joints and head, help with depression, hepatitis, furunculosis, eye diseases.
• The soil needs light, fertile, slightly acidic. Loves feed very much organic fertilizers and watered with warm water. If your soil is acidic, add lime when digging. It grows well after nightshade (tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant), legumes, root vegetables, greens, cabbage.

Many gardeners like to grow everything new and unusual on their plots. Squirting cucumber is no exception - gardeners are trying to grow it in their dachas. What is a momordica? Or wild melon, yellow or Indian cucumber, even crocodile cucumber, as soon as this exotic plant is not called.

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One seed is placed edgewise in each pot to a depth of 1.5 cm. From above it needs to be covered with soil and watered. The next moisturizing should be done in 2-3 days. If the temperature is maintained at 20-22 degrees, then shoots will appear in 2 weeks. With cooler content, you will have to wait longer.​

Then the fruit cracks and unfolds into 3 fleshy petals.

1. Before planting some outlandish plant in the garden, you can test it at home to be sure.
2. Leaves help cure snake bites. Seeds contain up to 55% essential oil, very rich in carotene. They are used in medicine for peptic ulcer disease, as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-febrile agent.

Fresh, tender young shoots and leaves of momordica go to salads and vinaigrettes, they cook delicious borscht and vegetable medicinal soups.

Momordica seeds are relatively large (11-15 mm long, 8-9 mm wide). In shape, they are flat, rounded, with uneven lobed edges and a tuberculate surface. On both flat sides of the seed is a peculiar pattern. Moreover, each seed of momordica has its own unique pattern, reminiscent of the Indian national ornament...​

Feel free to use recipes for eggplant dishes to prepare momordica. Leaves can be added to tea.

Decoctions of the plant relieve urolithiasis, prostatitis, improve the immune system and brain function.

​Vertical growing of momordica​

Momordica is an annual climbing herbaceous vine of the gourd family. It is very common in China, Japan, Southeast Asia. In China, dishes from this plant could only be served on the imperial table. This culture appeared in Russia not so long ago, but it is rapidly gaining popularity - it is grown on balconies and window sills, in the garden momordica can perfectly decorate a gazebo, or hide an ugly building.

When transplanting seedlings to the main "place of residence", install vertical supports, plan the location of the plants so that they have enough light, the ovary will crumble in the shade or the fruits will be small.

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Momordica is a beautiful and healing vine

Seeds fall out of it along the mucous pericarp.

Furrowed yellow and orange cucumbers

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Flowering and fruiting of momordica

Momordica has a high nutritional value, far superior to peppers and eggplants popular with gardeners. Momordica fruits contain a lot of proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins (“A”, “B”, “B1”, “C”, etc.). Vitamin E found in fruits protects the body from premature aging, and vitamin F gives vitality and strength. In the fruits of momordica, there is especially a lot of folic acid, the lack of which affects the bone marrow, and there is also a risk of cancerous tumors. Momordica is used as a natural medicine to destroy cancer cells, bacteria and viruses, to treat hypertension, hemorrhoids, to increase immunity. This plant quickly removes excess fat from the body, speeds up the metabolism and makes the figure slim.

For successful germination of momordica seeds, you first need to scarify them. To do this, rub the sharp tip of the seed with sandpaper to help the shell swell and open more freely. Then I soak the seeds of momordica in a dark solution of potassium permanganate for several hours. This not only disinfects the seeds, but helps them to germinate and nourishes - provides an additional portion of the growth substance. Then you should put the seeds prepared in this way in wet sawdust (or in wet toilet paper) and place in a warm place with a temperature of up to 25 degrees. With such processing and maintenance, momordica seeds germinate well and give almost one hundred percent germination.

​Young Momordica Appetizer Recipe

Propagation of momordica seeds

Momordica fruit tincture

Momordica loves a lot of light, places protected from the wind, light shading at noon from the hottest sun. It grows very well in greenhouses and greenhouses. It reacts poorly to a thickened planting and shade - the fruits are small and crumble.

Momordica looks great near gazebos and along paths

Momordica is a special fruit. More precisely, it is a vegetable. It significantly changes its taste properties as it ripens, but its benefits remain unchanged. Not only fruits are useful, but also shoots, as well as leaves. The plant is rich in calcium, which is necessary not only for the growth and development of teeth and bones, but also contributes to the normal contraction of the heart muscle. If there are problems with cardiovascular system, then momordica is what the doctor ordered.

Growing momordica

This is a sign that the cucumber is ready to eat.

not only amazingly beautiful, but also very useful. They contain a lot of proteins, sugars and carbohydrates, B vitamins and ascorbic acid. The bizarrely shaped seeds, with a thin but firm red skin, contain fatty oil rich in carotene.

​Part 1 - Encyclopedia of People and Ideas​ op For the treatment of momordica, doctors advise using absolutely all the healing parts of the plant - roots, leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits. Momordica is especially widely used in Tibetan-Chinese folk medicine. Momordica is used as an anesthetic, for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, stomach ulcers, to lower blood sugar levels, to produce insulin and treat diabetes. Momordica is valuable for the body in an effort to slow down the aging process and achieve active longevity. As soon as the seed shell cracks and tender white roots appear, you can sow germinated seeds in the ground or in pots for seedlings. Momordica seedlings are best grown in peat pots. I fill the pots with a mixture of leafy soil, weathered peat, humus and sand in a ratio (1: 1: 1: 0.5). We take young greens, cut into circles, like zucchini. Soak in salt water. At this time, heat up the pan with oil. Dip the circles in flour with the addition of turmeric. Fry and a beautiful crust in a hot frying pan. We get savory snack, which improves digestion, enhances taste sensations.

Fruits without seeds are cut into small pieces. Place tightly in a three-liter jar. Pour half a liter of vodka, close the lid. Remove for two weeks in a dark place.

An adult plant is grown on a support or trellis, like all vines, it needs a vertical garter.

Momordica has long thin stems that grow over two meters. Beautiful large light green foliage, which differs from other pumpkins in strong dissection. It looks very decorative and beautiful.​

Momordica in cooking and medicine

In addition to calcium, it is rich in selenium, which normalizes the activity of the thyroid gland; contains silicon, which is involved in the synthesis of bone and muscle tissues, it is especially necessary during the recovery period after injuries and fractures. Being a source of phosphorus, fruits help stimulate brain activity. The rich composition of vitamins regulates the metabolic processes of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, normalizing body weight. The antioxidant properties that momordica has are known. A fruit with the same composition still needs to be looked for.

From one plant you can get up to 3 kg of fruit.

They are used to treat peptic ulcers, against inflammation and fever, and also as a diuretic.

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Momordica fruits and seeds lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques, cleanse blood vessels, reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes, cure leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, headaches and joint pain, burns, psoriasis, depression, furunculosis, hepatitis. And momordica treats eye diseases, increases visual acuity. Decoctions and tinctures of momordica heal from prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis, improve brain function and strengthen immunity.

Practice has shown that momordica can be successfully grown in greenhouses and greenhouses on personal plot, as well as on a bright balcony, on a windowsill as an indoor culture.

Recipes for tincture and decoction of fruits and seeds of momordica

​Stuffed momordica

Drink one teaspoon three times a day, on an empty stomach half an hour before meals.

Water the momordica often and only with warm water. Constantly spray the entire plant.

Blossom begins at the same time as the active formation of shoots. The flowers are bright yellow on long stems, with a delicate aroma of jasmine. Her flowers form male and female: males bloom first, and then females appear - they are smaller. The ovaries grow rapidly after pollination.

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Momordica (Indian cucumber)

If you like Indian cucumber The leaves help with snake bites, and the fruits are tasty and nutritious both fresh and fried, salted and in the form of jam. In addition, they make food paint. ​...​ e! Momordica fruit tincture Despite the tropical origin of this plant, momordica grows well in our garden. Even a short summer is enough for its fruits to ripen. We clean the fruits from seeds and fill them with minced meat. Minced meat can be any - as for peppers, cabbage rolls. Can be filled with mixed vegetables. Then we simmer in a small amount of water. The tincture is effective for colds, rheumatism, psoriasis. Also strengthens the immune system. It grows quickly, so frequent top dressing is needed, every two weeks. Mullein infusion will be the most suitable. Momordica flower Recent studies have shown another wonderful property - momordica in diabetes can significantly improve the patient's condition. Its active components reduce cholesterol and blood sugar, in addition, Indian pumpkin activates the production of insulin and the patient rarely has to resort to injections. Modern pharmacology also uses bitter gourd extracts. Based on them, preparations are made for the treatment of psoriasis, flu and colds. , you can grow it on a balcony or loggia, and also transfer it to the country. It's easy: cut cuttings from houseplants into seedlings. Tops from the lower side shoots with two well-developed leaves are perfect. They are placed vertically in containers with warm (25 ° C) water. After 2 weeks, roots appear.

Indian cucumber is light and thermophilic, prefers loose, fertile soils.

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The use of momordica helps to reduce body fat, normalizes the level of sugar and hemoglobin in the blood.

Cut the fruits of momordica without seeds into small pieces. Densely fill them with a three-liter jar. Pour vodka (0.5 l) into a jar, close the lid. Keep for two weeks in a dark cool place. Tincture of momordica fruits is drunk for three days on an empty stomach (30 minutes before meals), 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. Momordica fruit tincture is effective for colds (cough, runny nose, fever), psoriasis and rheumatism. And also it is used as a means to strengthen the body's immunity.
Basically, we grow 2 types of momordica: -​
For pickling, small fruits are placed in jars and poured with any brine for pickling cucumbers.

Decoction of momordica seeds
The plant forms many stepchildren, it must be formed. First, start up two shoots - stepchildren immediately grow actively and bloom. To speed up fruiting, side shoots are pinched. It is necessary to ensure that the shoots do not thicken the crown.

The most unusual thing about momordica is its fruits. Elongated spindle-shaped up to 20 cm long - completely covered with pimples, similar to warts or crocodile skin. Young greens up to 10 days are light green in color, they can be cooked and salted like cucumbers. Then the fruits turn yellow and bright orange. The flesh acquires a bitterness similar to the famous bitterness of cucumbers. This does not prevent them from being used for food - you just need to specially prepare the fruits to remove bitterness. Momordica tastes like bitter gourd. Ripened fruits burst, opening into three juicy petals, dropping bright red seeds. There are varieties with white fruits.

Momordica is also widely used in folk medicine. The benefits of treatment are amazing. The plant has analgesic properties, helps with diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and even with leukemia. Persistent improvement in vision and eye condition was noted. Various infusions and decoctions work well in the treatment of prostatitis, urolithiasis, sclerosis. Among other things, they improve brain function and strengthen immunity.
Cuttings planted in pots
Before sowing, momordica seeds are kept in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. They are sown in early February, then the plants can not be illuminated. The soil mixture is prepared from sod land, peat, humus and sand (1:1:1:0.5). It is poured into pottery, paper or peat pots 6x6 or 8x8 cm. Sow 2 seeds in the center of each pot to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. Water it, and when the water seeps down, sprinkle it with dry soil, slightly compacting it. The pots are covered with foil and put in a warm place (20-25 ° C).
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For centuries, momordica has been used as food and medicine throughout Asia, and as a therapeutic agent in a variety of ailments such as leukemia, diabetes, asthma, insect bites, menstrual cycle problems, stomach problems, as well as many other ailments. Bitter melon has had a great traditional use in the east as a food and as a "tonic". The plant is also beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. It is also used for burns, skin ulcers, itchy skin, psoriasis, rheumatism, and wound healing. In Africa, the plant is also recommended for the treatment of wounds.
Decoction of momordica seeds
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Now you know what a momordica plant is - how to grow and cook it. I wish this beautiful vine to please you with fruits.
Grind about 20 pieces of seeds, pour a glass of boiling water, heat on fire for ten minutes. Insist then an hour, strain. The decoction is taken 50 mg 3 times a day for fever, hemorrhoids and as a diuretic.
These extra shoots can be rooted by simply placing them in warm water.
Photo of momordica fruits
The pulp of the fruit is similar to a pumpkin, only with a noticeable bitterness. While the fruits are young and green, the bitterness is almost imperceptible, they taste like a cucumber. They can be fried in oil, added to salads. Fully ripened fruits hide red seeds inside, which taste like persimmon and pomegranate at the same time. They are quite tough, so you can boil them before use.
Filled with a soil mixture of humus and river sand (1: 1), the roots are well covered with earth and watered. To keep the air around the plants moist, small arcs are installed on top of the pots, on which the film is stretched.
As soon as shoots appear
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​The ability of momordica to regulate sugar levels, antiviral function and immunopotentiation of momordica are intended for use in special programs designed to regulate blood sugar levels. It contains three antiviral proteins, serotonin and amino acids. Almost all parts of the plant are used in momordica: leaves, fruits and seeds. Studies have shown that the leaves are nutritional sources of calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, and iron; edible fruit and leaves are great sources of B vitamins.
About 15-20 crushed momordica seeds are poured with 1 cup of boiling water, kept on low heat for 10 minutes. Then insist for an hour and filter. Momordica seed tincture is drunk 50 mg, 3-4 times a day, for hemorrhoids and as a diuretic, for febrile diseases.
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What is momordica, or Indian cucumber, growing

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When the fruit is fully ripe, it opens into three large "petals". Seeds fall to the ground, at this time the fruit is ready for harvest - you just need to pick it on time.

Variety of fruits of momordica To remove bitterness from ripened fruits, they are pre-soaked in a saline solution. After that, they can also be fried and served as a side dish for meat. Craftsmen went even further, got the hang of pickling fruits in jars. It turns out a very original product, unlike anything else, its taste is very pleasant and refreshing. In addition, a very tasty and healthy jam is cooked from the soaked fruits of this liana, according to which you can never say that its parent is a bitter momordica. Reviews confirm its high taste qualities, albeit with some degree of exoticism.​