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Fresh whole and sliced Sri Lankan karavila (bitter melon) on a wooden board beside a clay bowl of sun-dried bitter melon rings
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Karawila sambol: how Sri Lankan kitchens tame the bitter melon

Karawila sambol, the Sri Lankan bitter melon side dish: scoop the seeds, salt the rings, fry them crisp. Plus what 9 human trials found about blood sugar.

AyurvedaA flat-lay of fresh Sri Lankan karavila (bitter melon), one halved to show pale seeds, with a sage ceramic bowl of pale green karavila powder, a wooden mortar and pestle, and scattered curry leaves on plain cream linen.

Karavila and blood sugar: the bitter Sri Lankan melon that earned its name

Karavila, the Sri Lankan bitter melon, has been used for blood sugar for centuries. Here is how Momordica charantia works, who it suits, the dose that matters, and what to stack it with.