- Family:
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Anacardiaceae.
- Habitat:
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Uttar Pradesh., Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
- English:
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Mango.
- Ayurvedic:
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Aamra, Amb, Rasaal, Sahakaar, Pikavallabha, Madhudoot, Atisaurabha, Maakanda.
- Unani:
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Aam, Ambaj.
- Siddha/Tamil:
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Manga, Mau, Mamaram (bark), Mangottai Paruppu (seed).
- Action:
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Unripe fruit—astringent, antiscorbutic. Ripe fruit—invigorating and refrigerant in heat apoplexy. Leaves—anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, chloretic, diuretic. Used in diabetes, externally in burns and scalds. Kernel—astringent, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic, antispasmodic, antiscorbutic; given in diarrhoea, diabetes and menstrual disorders. Stem bark—astringent; used for haemorrhages, diarrhoea, rheumatism.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of Indiarecommends the dried seed in diarrhoea and dysentery; and the dried stem bark in genitourinary disorders.
Ripe mango contains sugars (9.5–18.6%), citric acid (0.12–0.34%), ascorbic acid (10.8–225.0 mg/100 g),...
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Khare, C. (2007). Mangifera indica Linn.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_974
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