| Botanical name | Momordica charantia |
| Part used | Fruit |
| In this range | 2 products |
Karela is bitter gourd, the fruit of Momordica charantia — a vegetable before it is a supplement, and one of the most bitter things eaten anywhere.
Its long-standing traditional use is blood sugar, and it is among the most studied plants for that. Trials have produced mixed results, and the honest summary is that the effect, where found, is modest.
If you take diabetes medication, adding karela on top is exactly the situation where you should tell your doctor and keep testing. The risk is not that it does nothing; it is that it does something on top of medication already doing it.
What it is doing in these products
It is in the blood sugar formulations with jamun and punarnava.
Where it appears
2 products with Bitter Gourd (Karela)
Other ingredients
What else is in this range
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