(momordica charantia)

Cerassie Tea the undisputed blood purifier of the Caribbean.

A tea made of the vine is used for diabetes, hypertension, worms, dysentery and malaria.

As a blood purifier Cerassie Tea is known to be effective in the cleansing of the skin removing pimples, rashes and skin ulcer due to over indulgence of high sugar and oily content foods.

Women in the Caribbean and Latin America use the leaf for menstrual problems and to promote discharge after child birth. The tea is taken for 9 days after giving birth to clean out and tone up all the organs involved in the delivery.

As a wash, the tea is used externally for sores, rashes, skin ulcers and all skin problems. A cerassie bath is good for arthritis, rheumatism, gout and other similar ailments.

In Brazil, cerassie tea is used as a tonic for colds, fevers and pains due to arthritis and rheumatism. In Curacae and Aruba the tea is used to lower blood pressure. In the Phillipines cerassie is cultivated and cooked like other leafy vegetables such as spinach and cabbage. In Cuba cerassie tea is used for colitis, liver complaints, fever and as a skin lotion. A tea of the root is used to expel kidney stones. In India the green fruits are soaked in water and cooked in curry and other dishes. The juice of the ripe fruit, which contains valuable enzymes and minerals is taken for diabetes.

Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine have found an element, known as Guanylate Cyclase in the ripe fruit that has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cause by chemicals. Cerassie is also being studied at the Sloane - Kettering Institutde, as the possible cure for leukaemia.

From Dalgety Teas and Herbs. (www.dalgety.net)

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