Says Lin Jong-yao, professor of biochemistry at the National Taiwan University, "Certain elements in bitter gourd seeds have been found effective in controlling the spread of cancer in guinea-pigs."
台大生化學教授林榮耀說：「苦瓜籽能分離出兩種『植物醣凝集蛋白質』，以小白鼠肉腫瘤細胞作實驗，證明可以抑制腫瘤的蛋白質生合成，因而可以抑制癌細胞的生長。」