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A green, warty, longitudinally ridged fruit from the climbing cucurbit Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) is shown in lateral view. In biological hierarchy, it is a fleshy fruit (pepo) of an angiosperm vine within the family Cucurbitaceae. In botany and plant anatomy, this organ develops on aerial stems and is used as a culinary vegetable. In pharmacognosy and nutrition, it contains bioactive constituents such as charantin and polypeptide‑p, investigated for hypoglycemic effects relevant to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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