Item Tag: Gourd

$3.99Flat S&H via USPS First Class with tracking numberFresh Seeds inside US and Fast shipping Organic Seeds harvest from my garden I am a SEED RESELLER and NOT a professional grower. If you have any seed planting or growing questions, please do your research carefully via the internet before making a purchase. Please be advised that I have NO CONTROL over buyers growing conditions. Bitter Gourd is one of the most popular vegetables in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, India and the Philippines. Bitter Gourd, also called Bitter Melon, has an acquired taste. The plant is grown mainly for the immature fruits although the young leaves and tips are edible. Bitter Melon seed has hard skin and needs warm/moist soil conditions during germination. It may fail or take a long time to germiante if the soil temperature is too low. Bitter Melon is a long-season, high-humidity and warm-climate vine plant and needs to grow along supports. Bitter Gourd has been used as a medicine for many millennia especially in South Asia and South East Asia. Biological name for Karawila (Karela) is Momordica Charantia. Known as bitter gourd or bitter melon in English and as Karela in Hindi, Karawila is used to cure many illnesses in Ayurvedic system of medicine. The main use of Karawila (Karela) is lowering of blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. Some other ailments cured with Karawila or Karela are dysmenorrhea, eczema, gout, jaundice, pneumonia, leprosy, piles, kidney stones, psoriasis and rheumatism. Its abortifacient, contraceptive, anthelmintic , anti-malarial, anti bacterial and antiviral properties have been known from ancient times and have been the focus of research in recent times. Modern scientific investigations have proved the beneficial medicinal uses beyond any doubt.