Ampalaya Aprubado ng DOH
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a circular on Jan. 29 putting back ampalaya (Momordica charantia) on the Department of Health’s list of “scientifically validated herbal medicinal plants.”
He based his decision on “recent evidence on the clinical efficacy of ampalaya against diabetes mellitus.”
Clinical trials conducted by scientists at the University of the Philippines in Manila [...]





