The ampalaya is probably one of the most maligned vegetables in Philippine culture. Not everyone can handle its initial bitter taste and many people are intimidated when they're asked to cook it. But ...

My friend Corito Llamas has successfully lowered her blood sugar to a level where she no longer has to take her antidiabetic medicine. A writer and co-founder of a culinary magazine, Corito attributes ...

There is one natural weapon against diseases that can be found in your kitchen. It’s that wrinkly green vegetable with a distinctive bitter taste. Yes, you’re right, it’s ampalaya, known in the ...

Herbcare Corp. will start buying raw materials from local ampalaya (bitter melon) farmers to keep up production as it tries to sell more of its flagship Charantia-brand food supplements domestically ...

Medicine. Pesticides. Paper. Cosmetic products. These are some products that can be made out of crop wastes that more often than not are burned or left to rot in the field. For instance, the vine of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Cooking Ginisang Ampalaya? It is your favorite dish, but you don’t want the ampalaya (bittergourd) to be too bitter. You do not know exactly what to do because when you cook this ...

Ampalaya tablets will soon be out in the market as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Pascual Laboratories Inc. has secured the license to manufacture, distribute and market a new Ampalaya (bitter ...

In the interest of pursuing better health, my husband and I now eat more vegetables and seafood, rather than meat. But sometimes I’m at a loss as to what side dish to serve with the fish. Mungo ...