12 Mar, 2010
Bitter Gourd Spiral
Posted by julie @ 10:19 pm
Shelved under Environment, Health, Information, Interesting tidbits, My Family, Philippines, Photo Hunters, Snapshots

Spiral part of a vine called ampalaya in the vernacular, otherwise known as Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon.

Spiral

Bitter gourd or bitter melon is not only a good additive to dishes but has a lot of medicinal benefits as well. These include being made into supplements for diabetics because it contains a lectin that has insulin-like activity.

That was a part of my vegetable garden last year. This year, I am starting over :)

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13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:09 pm
Cookie said:

one of my favorite gulays ever!!

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:23 pm
jams o donnell said:

Ohh I love this shot! Nice take on the theme

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:40 pm
Alice Audrey said:

Cool. I’ll remember that.

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:42 pm
Criz Lai said:

Hmm.. is that the big or the small bitter gourd? If it’s the smaller ones… congrats.. they really help diabetics. :P

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:43 pm
upto6only said:

beautiful shot. love it.

Happy weekend

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:56 pm
ipanema said:

nice take on the theme and love the shot! :)

13 Mar, 2010 @ 4:59 pm
Randi said:

Very interesting post – I didn´t know anything about it. But now I know. Thanks for sharing!

13 Mar, 2010 @ 5:21 pm
bing said:

one of my fave! those spirals are very pretty to look at.

13 Mar, 2010 @ 5:37 pm
eastcoastlife said:

I didn’t know Filipinos eat bitter gourd too.

I usually stew them or cook them in soups. What recipes do you have?

13 Mar, 2010 @ 6:34 pm
Anna's Adornments said:

Perfect solution for this challenge!! And it was to be found in your vegetable garden! Never heard of bitter gourd/melon before, but I am interested in the medical uses of plants.
I have been planning a series of my own “Tourist in my own town” and only had one thing in mind as soon as I read that this week’s theme was going to be “Spiral”. But I had no pictures and had to go out in the snow and cold to take some pics. Silly me, I caught a cold!
Happy weekend and stay healthy!
Anna

13 Mar, 2010 @ 6:44 pm
jmb said:

Wonderful photo Julie, and great spiral choice. I have never heard of it so it must be local.

Have a happy weekend.

13 Mar, 2010 @ 6:49 pm
Marie Carpe Diem said:

WOW!!! Nature is fantastic!

13 Mar, 2010 @ 7:41 pm
gengen said:

I guess i remember that is a squash? Good choice Julie. Happy hunting.

13 Mar, 2010 @ 8:59 pm
healingmagichands said:

I love this image. I love the way the spiral has “fur” adorning it. I bet you’d enjoy my take too. . .
http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/photohunt-spirals/

13 Mar, 2010 @ 10:42 pm
Carver said:

That’s so interesting about the medicinal benefits of the bitter gourd and perfect shot for the theme. Happy weekend.

13 Mar, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
YTSL said:

I love eating bitter gourd — and seeing that photo of that bitter gourd vine. :)

14 Mar, 2010 @ 1:50 am
Teena in Toronto said:

That’s really cool!

I played too … come check it out.

14 Mar, 2010 @ 5:43 am
Annie said:

Love this photo! What a cool and beautiful nature spiral. :)

15 Mar, 2010 @ 9:58 am
Susanne said:

That is an awesome spiral find!

15 Mar, 2010 @ 4:16 pm
Kittymama said:

Only nature can make such a perfectly coiled spiral! Love your picture, T. Julie. Pang-DSLR talaga, hehe!

20 Mar, 2010 @ 6:35 am
noel said:

aloha,

this is my first time visiting this new photohunt site, i love your interpretation and i’m inpired to join also, i enjoyed your take of the weekly challenge and seeing the spiral leaf
Have a great weekend.

20 Mar, 2010 @ 7:00 am
julie said:

thank you. I have just been to your blog, are you a Filipino? I read “sari-sari” in your photos.

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