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2. Momordica charantia - Wikipedia

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   Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names listed below) [1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.

3. Citrullus colocynthis - Wikipedia

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   Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...

4. Charantin - Wikipedia

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   Charantin is a chemical substance obtained from the Asian bitter melon (Momordica charantia), reputed to be responsible for the hypoglycaemic properties of those plants. It was identified by Lolitkar and Rao in 1960.

5. Woman claims her photo was stolen, used to sell diet pills

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   Her weight loss pictures are being used in online ads for a diet pill she's never used. She may not be able to legally get the company to stop using Woman claims her photo was stolen, used to sell ...

6. Momordin (saponin) - Wikipedia

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   Momordin is one of several saponins derived from oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid.These chemical compounds are found in some plants of the genus Momordica, which includes the bitter melon (M. charantia) and the balsam apple (M. balsamina), as well as in other Asian herbal medicine plants such as Kochia scoparia and Ampelopsis radix.

7. Synsepalum dulcificum - Wikipedia

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   [9] [13] [14] For a time in the 1970s, US dieters could purchase a pill form of miraculin. [15] This interest had a revival in food-tasting events at which tasters consume sour and bitter foods, such as lemons, radishes , pickles , hot sauce , and beer , then experience the perceived change to sweetness with miraculin.