The saponins are a diverse class of natural products, with a broad scale distribution across
different plant species. Chemically characterized as triterpenoid glycosides, they posses a …

Momordica charantia fruits are used as a vegetable in many countries. From time
immemorial, it has also been used for management of diabetes in the Ayurvedic and …

Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome are becoming epidemic both in developed and
developing countries in recent years. Complementary and alternative medicines have been …

Thirteen cucurbitane-type triterpene glycosides, including eight new compounds named
charantosides I (6), II (7), III (10), IV (11), V (12), VI (13), VII (16), and VIII (17), and five known …

Five cucurbitacins, kuguacins A–E (1–5), together with three known analogues, 3β, 7β, 25-
trihydroxycucurbita-5,(23E)-diene-19-al (6), 3β, 25-dihydroxy-5β, 19-epoxycucurbita-6,(23E) …

AIM OF THE STUDY:: To evaluate in vitro the antiprotozoal and cytotoxic activies of 80%
methanol extract from 45 medicinal plants collected in Sankuru (Democratic Republic of …

Chemical investigation of the vines and leaves of Momordica charantia resulted in isolation
of fourteen cucurbitane triterpenoids, kuguacins F–S (1–14), including two …

Treatment of insulin resistance is a critical strategy in the prevention and management of
type 2 diabetes. The crude extracts from all parts of Momordica charantia L. have been …

Momordica charantia L. has been widely used in different countries as a functional food
source, particularly as a remedy for type 2 diabetes. In the present study, 21 cucurbitane …

The bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a world-famous medical vegetable involved in
multiple pharmacological activities especially known for its lipid-and glucose-lowering …