Thursday Feb 4, 2015 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new review published recently claims that bitter melon, a plant food commonly used by Asian people, is a panacea.  That is, it can treat all sorts of diseases.The plant food possesses medicinal properties in different parts including fruit, leaves and seeds.Studies suggest that bitter melon may be used to treat all sorts of infections such as bacterial, fungal, viral, and HIV and obesity and immune dysfunctions and other diseases. Bitter melon may also be protective against injury to the liver and the brain. (David Liu)Deep Kwatra, Prasad Dandawate, Subhash Padhye, Shrikant Anant,  Bitter Melon as a Therapy for Diabetes, Inflammation, and Cancer: a Panacea? Current Pharmacology Reports, February 2016, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp 34-44