[mdszj]

Bitter melon for multiple myeloma?

by mdszj on Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:24 pm

Has anyone ever heard of any benefits to using bitter melon fruit to help fight against multiple myeloma or other cancers? Bitter melon is thought by some to help control blood glucose and type 2 diabetes.

[Dano]

Re: Bitter melon for multiple myeloma?

by Dano on Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:46 pm

Stick with the tried and proven; it's effective, and it has predictable outcomes. I hope your use of bitter melon is just an adjunct to a normal multiple myeloma treatment protocol. We’re dealing with a non-curable disease, and you're not going to 'eat' your way out of it.

All the best.

[mdszj]

Re: Bitter melon for multiple myeloma?

by mdszj on Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:35 pm

You misread my post. I am aware of the treatments for myeloma. However, the extent of my post was limited to a question about any known benefits from bitter melon.

Having said that, I am still smoldering, so I am not taking any of the multiple myeloma treatments yet.

Good luck.

[Gala]

Re: Bitter melon for multiple myeloma?

by Gala on Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:10 pm

Some journal articles on the subject of the potential anti-cancer properties of bitter melon. But further research is needed and there is no research yet (that I could find) related to multiple myeloma.

Xiong SD, Yu K, Liu XH, et al. Ribosome-inactivating proteins isolated from dietary bitter melon induce apoptosis and inhibit histone deacetylase-1 selectively in premalignant and malignant prostate cancer cells. International journal of cancer. Aug 15 2009;125(4):774-782 (full text of article).

Ray RB, Raychoudhuri A, Steele R, et al. Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) extract inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation by modulating cell cycle regulatory genes and promotes apoptosis. Cancer research. Mar 1 2010;70(5):1925-1931 (full text of article).

Kaur M, Deep G, Jain AK, et al. Bitter melon juice activates cellular energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase causing apoptotic death of human pancreatic carcinoma cells. Carcinogenesis. Jul 2013;34(7):1585-1592 (full text of article).

[mdszj]

Re: Bitter melon for multiple myeloma?

by mdszj on Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:46 pm

Thanks, Gala. I will check these papers out.