a New research reveals that the juice from bitter melon , this vegetable known in Asia and Africa , significantly reduces the growth of pancreatic tumors in mice, because inhibits the metabolism of glucose in tumor cells and makes them hungry for sugar, without this can,t survive . Already known are numerous health benefits associated with consumption of bitter melon . This plant , with the Latin name ' Momordica charanna ' , is grown and consumed in much of Southeast Asia , Africa , China, Japan , Oceania , and even in the Caribbean. It is particularly popular among japones of Okinawa, who are known for long life. Over the past four years the reserches analyzing the ' effect of this plant against cancer. effect is also seems to help breastcancer , prostate, liver, stomach and noise- pharyngeal cancers , and even in those cases of leukemia and neuroblastome. Study reveals that bitter melon has cytotoxic effect on cancer of pancrease . People who weigh 75 kg should consume 6 grams of this powder. Similar dose of 4.8 grams of frozen juice is used as part of a study recently . In fact, is been used for three months in patients with metabolic syndrome. The drug had a positive effect on all patients