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Contact SupplierA Monoecious climber found throughout India often under cultivation upto an altitude of 1500 meter. Fruit are 5-25 meter long pendulous, fusiform. ribbed with numerous tubercles. Plant is cultivated throughout India as a vegetable crop.
Therapeutic Uses:
The fruit through bitter is wholesome and esteemed as vegetable when young; it may be sliced and preserved after drying for use in the off-season. Plant I Fruit used from Anti diabetic, Carminative, Tonic and Liver complaints.
Botanical Name | Momordica Charantia |
Part Used | Fruit |
Description | Dark brown to Dark brown colored powder having characteristic odour & taste. |
PH of 1% w/v solution | 4-6 |
Loss on drying (at 1050 C) | NMT 8% w/w |
Extractive value of 1% w/v slon | |
In Water | NLT 70% w/w |
In 60% v/v Methanol | NLT 60% w/w |
Ash Content | NMT 10 % w/w |
Heavy Metal | NMT 10 ppm |
Bitter Content | NLT 5.0% w/w |
Microbiological Analysis | |
Total Plate Count | NMT 10000 cfu/mg |
Yeast & Mould Count | NMT 100 cfu/mg |
Pathogens | |
Escherichia Coli | Absent |
Salmonella | Absent |
Staphylococcus Aurous | Absent |
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | Absent |
Others grade of 8% Bitters is also available. |