Through a serendipitous set of events, the Stefankis have become the U.S. distributors of a tea made in the Philippines from the seeds and fruit of ampalaya grown in Vietnam.

specifically Charantia Ampalaya Tea, from a food supplement to food for special dietary use. CHIPI president and Herbcare chairman Lito Abelarde says, "We see ampalaya as the medicinal herb that ...

“As the active ingredients in the fresh juice which kill various cancer cells are also found in our Charantia ampalaya food supplements in tea and capsule form, it is very possible that our ...

The majority of that inspection, and the Warning Letter, focus on one product, Charantea Bitter Melon Ampalaya, which the company distributes in both 500 mg capsule and tea bag forms. Both products ...

MANILA, Philippines — After decades of studies, University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) researchers have developed a medicinal tablet made from ampalaya, or bitter melon, for Type 2 diabetes ...

Local manufacturers are now selling ampalaya tea and capsules as treatment for diabetes. Some 2.8 million Filipinos, or four out of 100, are diabetic, according to the 1997 study by the Food and ...

The tall milk tea with bubbles and less sugar cost 60 NTD (New Taiwan ... Lined up on a table was, of all things, ampalaya (bitter gourd) — Taiwan’s bitter gourds are white. While we already knew what ...

Abelarde said he was exposed to bitter melon tea in Vietnam around 1989 and started importing ampalaya fruits to make into Charantia in 2001. He said it was only later that he learned a local ...

MANILA — Researchers from the University of the Philippines Manila have developed an ampalaya or bitter melon medicine tablet that showed promise for Type 2 diabetes patients. UP Manila's ...