Cure poor appetite and insomnia with bitter melon

The bitter plant is also known as thanh ngam, mat ca, tham ngam dat, co mat dat con, and the Thai people call it co kham din. The scientific name is Picria terrae Lour, belonging to the family of snapdragons (Scrophulariaeae). It is an annual herbaceous plant about 20cm tall.

Leaves grow opposite, serrated, long petioles, with winged edges. Flowers grow in clusters in the leaf axils. The capsule is flat, located in the remaining calyx, looking like a mussel. The seeds are cylindrical, yellow, slightly constricted in the middle. The fruiting season is September - November. The tree grows wild in cool, humid places, throughout the mountainous regions of our country.

Bitter melon

The part used as medicine is the whole plant, which can be harvested all year round, but is best in the summer; dried or sun-dried, stored in a cool, dry place for later use. According to Oriental medicine, ground honey has a bitter taste and cool properties; affects the four meridians of the heart, liver, stomach and large intestine. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain, stimulating appetite and digesting food...

Some remedies based on folk experience:

Lesson 1: Indigestion, improve digestion: 100g of bitter ground product, 1 liter of white wine, 300g of sugar or honey. Put the bitter ground product in a jar, pour in the wine and honey, shake once a day, soak for 15 days or more. Drink 1 small cup (about 20ml) every day before meals.

Recipe 2: Treat anemia, fatigue, poor appetite (can be used for postpartum women): 10g bitter melon, 10g ginseng, 20g turmeric. Wash bitter melon, add 800ml of water and simmer until 200ml remains; slice ginseng and turmeric, dry, grind into powder, drink with the decoction. Once a day, 30 minutes before meals, use continuously for 10 days.

Lesson 3: Cure red urine due to heat: Fresh bitter gourd, about 1 handful (about 20 - 30g), wash, pour 700ml of water, boil until 250ml remains, divide into 2 drinks a day. Use continuously for 10 days.

Lesson 4: Cure stomachache due to cold: 30g bitter melon, remove roots, wash, put in a pot, add 500ml water, boil, simmer until 150ml of concentrated water remains, use for 3 consecutive days.

Lesson 5: Cure poor appetite and insomnia: 10g of bitter melon, Chinese clematis root (thumbnail), sour apple seeds (roasted seeds), Chinese yam, lotus seeds, and Ophiopogon japonicus. Put all in a pot, add 800ml of water, boil down to 250ml of water, divide into 2 doses to drink during the day. Use for 10 consecutive days.
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