OLDER PEOPLE OFTEN SAY THAT IT IS IN THEIR WISDOM TO EAT BITTER MELONS IN SUMMER. 1. BITTER, ALSO KNOWN AS CUCUMBERS, RICH IN NUTRIENTS SUCH AS COARSE FIBRE, VITAMIN C, CALCIUM AND IRON, AND OF MANY MEDICINAL VALUE: 2. THE BITTER MELON HAS THE EFFECT OF COOLING THE HEAT, BLOOD-BREEDING, RENAL SPLEEN AND LIVER LUMBERING, AS WELL AS INHIBITING THE CANCER OF NORMAL CELLS AND PROMOTING THE RECOVERY OF MUTAGENIC CELLS. THE BITTER MELON IS REFERRED TO AS THE “FAT KILLER” THAT REDUCES FAT AND SUGAR INTAKE. IT ALSO WARMS, DECONTAMINATES, DETOXES, IMPROVES, DRYS, CURES. 4. SUFFERING MELONS CONTAIN SOAP AND HAVE MEDICINAL AND HEALTH-CARE FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BLOOD SUGAR, BLOOD RESIN, PROTECTION AGAINST TUMOURS, PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS, REGULATION OF ENDOCRINES, ANTIOXIDATION, ANTIBACTERIAL RESISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN IMMUNITY. 5. THE BITTER MELON IS DRY, DRY SKIN, WHITE AND WET. BUT IS IT NOT A PITY THAT THE SUFFERING OF THE POOR HAS MADE MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN, SHUNNED THE GOOD THINGS? IN FACT, AS LONG AS WE FOLLOW THE NEXT STEPS, THE BITTERNESS CAN BE DONE。