Bitter melon extracts in diabetic and normal rats favorably influence blood glucose and blood pressure regulation.
Bitter melon (BM) was tested in normal and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. First, normal and diabetic Wistar rats were given four test extracts (EX-1-EX-4) of a wild-genotype BM or metformin by intubation. Second, normal Sprague-Dawley rats we..... Read More