苦瓜具有降血糖、抗肿瘤、抗菌、抗病毒等药理活性。苦瓜的毒性研究表明,苦瓜粗提物的急性经口毒性小,无致突变性,长期毒性试验未见明显毒副作用。鲜苦瓜汁、苦瓜粗提液对雄性大鼠有抗生育作用,α、β-苦瓜素有致流产、致畸胎作用。 Bitter melon with hypoglycemic, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, anti-virus and other pharmacological activities. Bitter melon toxicity studies have shown that crude extract of bitter melon acute oral toxicity, non-mutagenic, long-term toxicity test showed no significant side effects. Fresh bitter melon juice, bitter melon crude extract of male rats have anti-fertility effects, α, β-bitter melon have induced abortion, teratogenic effect.