KARELA - USES IN OBGY

It is a well known vegetable  as "The most bitter vegetable fruit."

it is known as karala in marathi , karela in Hindi , karvellak in sanskrit , Bitter guard in English ,

Momordia chirantia as a latin name.

family - cucurbitaceae

Properties -

Rass- Tikta Katu

Virya - Ushna

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu ,Ruksha

Chemical Constituents -

Momordicine

Medicinal Properties -

1. Aartavjanana ( Formation of menstrual blood)

2. Stanyashodhana ( purification of breast milk)

USES -

1.Anartava ( absence of Menstruation)

2. Stanya dushti (impure breast milk )

Note-  This post is for study purpose

Ref - Ayurvedic textbooks