Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Bitter melon is a climbing vine that has been studied for health benefits such as ...

Momordica charantia, commonly known as bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, ...

Bitter melon — also known as bitter gourd or Momordica charantia — is a tropical vine that belongs to the gourd family and is closely related to zucchini, squash, pumpkin, and cucumber.

In Chinese cuisine, "gwa" - usually translated as squash or melon - covers a wide variety of vegetables and fruits such as watermelon, fuzzy melon, winter melon, Chinese okra and bitter squash.