Insulin deficiency or its absence is the major characteristic of diabetes mellitus. This is common knowledge. The use of artificial insulin to combat diabetes and prevent its complications has become second nature to diabetics. But Mother Nature has been generous and caring that she affords diabetics a food to supplement their medicine… (Read full story…)

A Natural Way to Better Blood Sugar Control

Amidst the rapid spread of diabetes worldwide, the Ampalaya or Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia Linn.) stands out for the traditional, scientific and clinical proof behind the herb’s blood sugar-lowering benefit. (Read full story…)

The Prevalence of Diabetes in the Philippines is Alarming.

Dr. Danilo Baldemor, past president of the Philippine Association of Diabetes Educators, revealed that as of 2012,  9.7% of adult Filipinos had Diabetes while  12.5% are at risk of diabetes.  And figures from the DOH National Epidemiology Center show that for the period 1999 to 2005, the number of deaths due to Diabetes grew the fastest among all diseases from 9,749 in 1999 to 18,441 in 2005.  (Read full story…)

DOH confirms Ampalaya’s hypoglycemic properties

In October 1995, the DOH issued Circular 168-A declaring its “Sampung Halamang Gamut” which included the Ampalaya as the only one among the 10 that is indicated for Diabetes.

In a review article of various scientific studies about the Ampalaya’s fruits, seeds and leaves, Dr. William Torres,a  Ph.D. in Industrial Pharmacy and  former head of the Philippine FDA, explains that “the results of these studies in laboratory animals and limited experiments in humans sufficiently support the existence of oral hypoglycemic activity in the Ampalaya which supports the use of Ampalaya as an adjunct therapy to diabetes,” (Read full story…)

DOH Campaigns for the Use of Ampalaya for the Diet of Diabetics

In 1995, after the DOH had identified the Ampalaya as part of  its “Sampung Halamang Gamot,” the DOH instructed the  doctors who run the country’s  public health centers to promote  Ampalaya as part of the diet of diabetics.  The public health doctors did so and found that Ampalaya significantly helped their diabetic patients. But they also faced a compliance problem as at that time there was still no FDA-registered Ampalaya food supplement  and most patients could not eat Ampalaya as a vegetable dish every day and some could not take Ampalaya at all because of its bitter taste.  (Read full story…)

FDA Approves Official Claim that Charantia Ampalaya Food Supplements is for The Diet of Diabetics

Since its launching in 2000, Herbcare’s  Charantia Ampalaya teas and capsules has been  the undisputed leading pure ampalaya food supplement  in the Philippines.  The Charantia brand name is a byword among diabetics… (Read full story…)

Charantia Enters the Global Diabetic Markets

In late 2001,Charantia broke into its first export market– Europe.  Then this was followed by the Middle East, Japan, Korea, the USA and Canada, Mexico, Australia and lately Turkey.

“It is clear testimonial to Charantia’s effective hypoglycemic potency  that most of our distributors in these countries are actual satisfied users of Charantia who decided to go into the  business of distributing Charantia in their country…  (Read full story…)