Momordica Balsamina – Balsam Apple

The mother tincture is prepared from the nearly ripe fruits of the plant, Momordica balsamina L., a native of the East Indies and China. N.O. Cucurbitaceae.

The main indications are:

Flatulent colic in the splenic flexure and sigmoid colon. Reflex oesophagitis. Pancreatitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Momordica balsamina, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for momordica balsamina: diarrhoea; flatulent colic.