Bitter melon is a nutritious and therapeutic fruit indigenous to Asia, Africa, and parts of the Caribbean. It has been used for a very long time in China. It is part of Ayurvedic medicine, an ancient kind of treatment that has been used in India for over 3,000 years, including in some of the world's healthiest locations, such as Okinawa, Japan. Bitter melon belongs to the Cucurbitaceae plant family, the same family as cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins. It is a small, round fruit with a characteristic sour taste. An alkaloid momordicine phytochemical, which is produced in the plant's fruit and leaves, is