苦瓜(Momordica Charantia Linn.)在中国,印度、巴基期坦一直被用于治疗糖尿病。新近我们用醇、醚、酸、碱、Sephadex G-50,冷干等方法从苦瓜果实中提取、获得2%的白色特质,经与标准胰岛素在紫外分析、薄板层析、抗体放射免疫测定、降血糖药理实验诸方面的比较研究,均有相似性,故命名该物为“植物胰岛素”(P-Insulin)。 Momordica Charantia Linn. in China, India, and Bakiyutan have been used to treat diabetes. Recently, we used alcohol, ether, acid, alkali, Sephadex G-50, cold-drying and other methods to extract 2% of the white traits from bitter gourd fruits, and then used standard insulin in UV analysis, thin-plate chromatography, and antibody radioimmunoassay. The comparative studies of pharmacological experiments on hypoglycemia have similarities, so the substance was named “P-Insulin”.