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For a successful control of diabetes, doctors prescribe this formula: proper diet, regular exercise and medication. How about including herbal tea made from dried ampalaya fruit and seeds for better diabetes management?

"Ampalaya fruit prepared as a tea can be a useful dietary adjunct in the treatment of diabetes."

This was the conclusion of two top diabeticians from St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC), who conducted the first local and private clinical trial that demonstrates the hypoglycemic or anti- diabetic properties of the ampalaya (scientific name: Momordica charantia) plant's fruit and seeds.

The result of the study, entitled "An Inquiry to the …