Guest guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hola herbalistas! I happened to hear a well-produced interview on the radio yesterday. It featured Pulitzer prize winning food critic Jonathon Gold. He was describing some foods that were especially difficult for him to eat. In particular, he described " mu gua " (Chinese bitter melon) as being " bitter - not bitter like coffee, but like cancer medicine " . I thought about that for a little while and wonder if that isn't closer to the truth than he realizes. Bitter clears heat and dries damp. Some cancers arise from a damp heat kind of environment. Just an interesting little coincidence is all. Here's a link to the radio story at the NPR site. *http://tinyurl.com/236rcq *-- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Here's a web site dedicated to bitter melon, along with a photo: http://www.bittermelon.org/ It's extremely bitter, unlike mu gua, which is sour. It's also used in Indian cooking. When fried, the bitterness decreases quite a bit. I actually like the flavor. - Bill ............................................. Bill Schoenbart, L.Ac. P.O. Box 8099 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 office phone: 831-335-3165 email: plantmed ............................................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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