tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36031863.post7855425507865481673..comments2024-01-19T01:16:41.513-08:00Comments on DragonFly Garden: There is a new intruder in the GardenRusty in Miamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269773686173984184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36031863.post-14991622479088748852007-10-05T09:16:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:16:00.000-07:00Yep, wild bitter melon, related to the big bitter ...Yep, wild bitter melon, related to the big bitter melons sold in Asian markets. The leaves are used as a tea in India and the Caribbean as a diabetes preventative and the University of the West Indies did quite a lot of research on it.<BR/>In India the researchers have also found evidence of the Indian bitter melon preventing cancer. My mother used to stuff the seeded green fruits with a pasted of tomatoes, onions, curry and tamarind and deep fry. Its called "Kalongi"Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36031863.post-63917121993392749462007-10-05T00:30:00.000-07:002007-10-05T00:30:00.000-07:00What a surprise your garden had for you: an old ch...What a surprise your garden had for you: an old childhood friend. The fruits look very pretty. You are probably right in thinking the birds brought it to your garden. Many plants arrive that way. ;-)Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36031863.post-36895689317812526552007-10-04T18:10:00.000-07:002007-10-04T18:10:00.000-07:00It's a bitter melon. See this site for a photo. ...It's a bitter melon. See this <A HREF="http://www.ecology.org/ecophoto/medicine/MedicinalPlants-5.html" REL="nofollow"> site</A> for a photo. And this <A HREF="http://www.rain-tree.com/bitter-melon-powder.htm" REL="nofollow"> one</A> too.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.com