Specially for Diabetic flickr frnz....

    The Flower of Bitter gourd..
    The bitter gourd has excellent medicinal virtues. It is antidotal, antipyretic tonic, appetizing, stomachic, antibilious and laxative. The bitter gourd is also used in native medicines of Asia and Africa.

    The bitter gourd is specifically used as a folk medicine for diabetes. Recent researches have established that it contains a hypoglycaemic or insulin-like principle, designated as 'plant-insulin', which has been found highly beneficial in lowering the blood and urine sugar levels. It should, therefore, be included liberally in the diet of the diabetic. For better results, the diabetic should take the juice of about four or five fruits every morning on an empty stomach. The seeds of bitter gourd can be added to food in the powdered form. Diabetics can also use bitter gourd in the form of decoction by boiling the pieces in water or in the form of dry powder.

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    1. kbbl267 (46 months ago)

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    2. pninaN (46 months ago)


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    3. Chimera Photography (46 months ago)

      Great shot!

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    4. Nikijackson (46 months ago)

      .... lovely.... colors.......

    5. Naseer Ommer (46 months ago)

      Excellent capture

    6. JLi21 (46 months ago)


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    7. S e l v i (46 months ago)

      cool!! never knew bitter gourd has flower!! lol..
      nice..

    8. Lijo Joseph (46 months ago)

      Beautiful...

    9. fotocrate (46 months ago)

      splendid shot...

    10. mang M (46 months ago)

      Excellent shot.
      A 2 Z Member Choice !

      I have seen it on All From A To Z .

    11. natalija2006 (46 months ago)

      Beautiful!
      Flowers Galore
      Seen in "Flowers Galore".

    12. PC - My Shots@Photography (46 months ago)

      woo...looks great!!! when compared to the bitter in bitter gourd :)

    13. r@re n@!r’s apoorva kazchakal (46 months ago)

      ha ha a nice comment above, nice shot and g8 info

    14. kavithaclicks (46 months ago)

      oh wow.
      ive never seen a bitter gourd plant and so havent seen a flower either. nice macro

    15. AADHI ARTS [deleted] (46 months ago)

      i am the only guy who loves to eat "bg" !!!! one of my fav side dish for my lunch!!!!

    16. Dileep N Nair (46 months ago)

      Night shot right?
      Nice picture

    17. -:Saji and Niffy:- (46 months ago)

      Beautiful shot and that is great info...

    18. | JERRY | (46 months ago)

      Good one here DR.. very mch informative too

    19. Tennerka (Irene) (46 months ago)

      This beautiful flower seen in :

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    20. kathleenjacksonphotography (46 months ago)

      WOW!!! Super WOW!! Well done! =o)
      Your photo has enhanced our pool
      Golden photo award
      you deserve a pat. Found in Zen Enlightenmentand great shooting.

    21. HappyPlatypus (46 months ago)

      Brilliant photo and fantastic information. Thanks for sharing!

      What a great flower shot!
      Daffodil
      Thanks for adding it to ✿Flowers!✿(CONTEST ON NOW!!!)

    22. Krish | കൃഷ്‌ (46 months ago)

      Nice shot.

      (ഡോക്റ്ററേ.. ഈ പാവക്കാപ്പൂവ് കൊണ്ടുള്ള പാചകവധം, സോറി, പാചകവിധി വിശദമായി എഴുതിയാല്‍ കൊള്ളാമായിരുന്നു. കീടനാശിനികള്‍ തളിച്ച ഇത്തരം പൂക്കള്‍ കഴിക്കുന്നത് കൊണ്ട് പ്രശ്നമൊന്നുമില്ലല്ലോ :) )

    23. Namitha-Nimi (46 months ago)

      Your stream is full of info & beauty .... happy independence day chechi !!!

    24. Ezhil Ramalingam (46 months ago)

      Great colours, aruna and as a diabetic I have to cherish this.

    25. jayesh joshi (46 months ago)

      beautiful !!!

    26. Sunil V N (46 months ago)

      wow lovely shot

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