How to prepare Bitter Gourd juice (for ITP patient)
Health — By Kok Kuan on October 5, 2009 at 12:00 AMMy sister had ITP beginning of year 2009. Her platelet count is now stable and maintains above 200k for the past 5 months.
A bitter gourd – taken from http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/asiansquash-bittermelon.jpg.
First, prepare 2 small bitter gourds, 2 tea spoons of honey and 1 tea spoon of mineral water. Remember to use small bitter gourd, not the big and long type. I will advice you to get an organic bitter gourd because the organic type is not as bitter as the generic ones. That is, unless you like the taste of bitterness.
Then, slice it into half and use a spoon to dig the seeds out. You will have a shape like a boat.
After that, cut it into many thin slices and put it into a cup. Put 2 tea spoons of honey and 1 tea spoon of mineral water into the same cup. Stir it well and make sure it is well mixed.
When done, the mixture is ready to be blended. The bitter gourd juice is ready to be served.
It will not be easy to drink it as it is very bitter. I drank it before and I know the taste.
To all ITP patients, my sister who had ITP drank this twice a day for 4 months till today. Her platelet count is maintaining at 200K and above without fail. I hope this recipe can help any of you who has a relative or friend with ITP. God bless.
Any questions please feel free to leave a comment.
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11 Comments
I don’t quite understand your posting. Please clarify, did your sister “drink” 2 small bitter melons 2 times a day. How many teaspoons of the mixture did she drink each day? Thank-you.
Hi Jay,
I believe Kok Kuan meant that his sister drank a serving (2 small bitter melons) twice a day. Which means, 4 small bitter melons in total in a day.
Hope it helps.
Thank you.
Sorry a very late reply, hi Jay, Chris is right, my sis drink a total 4 small bitter melons a day. Now she had reduce to 2 small bitter melon a day because her platelet count is stable for the past 5 months. Hope this can help u.
how did you find out about this??..and how soon does it work?
My dad is in the hospital now,,just had his spleen removed..and still his white blood cell count is going down!!..Please help!!
Where can i buy some of this stuff?..and can you use the pill form??
thanks!
Becky
Dear Becky,
The bitter gourd juice supposedly boosts platelet count. I’m not so sure about it helping with the white blood cell count… At any rate, you can get it at any supermarket or fresh market. If you are in the US, I believe they call it the bitter melon… =]
Please get your doctor’s advice before taking any action.
Thank you.
does the pill form work just as well??
they cant get my dads count over 4ks,,they already tried whinro and nplate…how much of the pill form would he have to take?
Dear becky,
I never heard before any pill for this, the bitter gourd juice that i mention is fully home made. If u found any pills form, is best to ask for your doctor’s advice first. Sorry cant help you much in this.
Take care.
Hi
i must say this is god sent i have been diagnosed with ITP Last December and was on steriod. After reading this post i’ve tried the bitter gourd and it really works. my platelet was 46 and after using bitter gourd for two weeks (3 table spoon twice per day)my platelet count has increased to 240 just in two weeks time.
I hope this will really help
please if you need your platelet count to increase just use the bitter gourd it really works
Hi Cameleon,
I am very encouraged to hear your story. =]
God bless you!
Thank you.
Dear Cameleon, i am really glad to hear this from you. Take care and thanks a lot. God bless.
Hi ,
Should the bitter gourd be peeled off ? As in the skin should be removed Or the juice is prepared with the skin…
Pls advise..
Thank you…