Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) is a tropical and subtropical herbaceous vine from the cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) family. The plant produces small yellow flowers and orange fibrous fruit pods, 1 to 3 inches long. Inside the fruit, a reddish gelatinous substance coats it's bright red seeds.
Both the fruit and seeds contain momordicin, a bitter, potent cathartic. The fruit also contains charantin, a strong chemical that induces hypoglycemia.
- seizures
- depression
- pale comb
- muscle tremors
- twitching of the neck
- lying in lateral recumbency
