Bitter Melon Jamaican Cerasee

There are many plants whose benefits have the ability to supersede your expectations. Cerasee scientifically called Momordica Charantia, fits in that category! It has a range of benefits and packed with powerful nutrients that you might find useful to assist you with a healthy lifestyle.

Cerasee Benefits and Uses
Cerasee is used in many cultures as an herbal treatment to a couple of medical conditions and predominantly the plant has also been studied for its healing benefits. Here are some of the known uses for Cerasee:

Weight Loss: Cerasee has another potential application in weight loss, according to a published study in 2010. According to the study’s outcome, Cerasee was effective in reducing and suppressing lipid (fat) accumulation in the body by successfully regulating adipogenic transcription factors and adipocytokine gene expression. However, the study suggested that more studies need to be conducted for Cerasee’s formal use for human weight loss.

Diabetes: Possibly one of the most significant uses of Cerasee involves its application in diabetes treatment. Due to Cerasee’s hypoglycemic activity, studies all over the world were conducted for the plant for its use in diabetics, leading to the development of natural supplements containing Momordica/Cerasee for ailing patients. According to one 2013 review, there are abundant pre-clinical studies published supporting Cerasee’s hypoglycemic effects benefiting patients with diabetes. However, the same study also outlined the need for better-designed clinical trials to further establish Cerasee’s importance when it comes to diabetes treatment.


Stimulant: Besides being a potential cancer treatment, Cerasee is also considered as an appetite stimulant. The detailed use for Cerasee as an appetite stimulant is not outlined, but the plant has a long history in Chinese medicine and also in traditional medicine as treatment for stomach infections.

Antioxidant: Research suggests the use of Cerasee as an antioxidant given its leaf, stem, and fruit extracts high potential for free radical scavenging activity. According to one 2008 study, the leaves showed the highest antioxidant activity based on its ferric reducing power and DPPH radical-scavenging activity; on the other hand, the Cerasee fruit extract exhibited the highest antioxidant activity in terms of hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity, beta-carotene-linoleate bleaching assay activity, and total antioxidant capacity.

Another study from 2008 also concluded that Momordica or the Cerasee plant’s antioxidant activity contributes to its therapeutic benefits in traditional medicine.

Detox (Cleanse): Due to the antioxidant activity of Cerasee (Momordica), the plant is traditionally used for detoxification. The researchers studied the effects of cadmium in the liver, but also found out that Cerasee’s methanolic leaf extract has great potential when it came to liver damage prevention. Cerasee’s antioxidant activity and its detoxifying property were able to limit cadmium’s supposed liver damage properties.


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