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Mango is a large, evergreen tree with a dark green, umbrella-shaped, spreading crown; it can grow from 10 - 45 metres tall. The long bole can be 60 - 120cm in diameter. The tree has a deep, tap-root system
  
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Angina}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Dental problems}}, {{Uses|Skin irritations}}, {{Uses|Stubborn colds}}, {{Uses|Obstinate diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Scorpion stings}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains the essential oil isolated from the leaves and fruit peels of Mangifera indica L. by hydro distillation was analyzed by combined GC and GC/MS. The leaves of M. indica were rich in sesquiterpenes, while fruit peel oil consisted of very high amount of monoterpenes. The dominant compounds in mango leaf oil were δ-3-carene, α-gurjunene, β-selinene and β-caryophyllene, while fruit peel oil yielded mainly δ-3-carene and α-pinene.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
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The optimal climate for growing mango ranges from the monsoon tropics to the frost-free subtropics, with a marked dry, or cool, season of at least three months to promote flowering.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Humid tropical forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Open, secondary formations}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2010.9700279?journalCode=tjeo20 "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref>
 
 
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<ref name="LHow to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mangifera+indica "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452255/ Mangifera Indica on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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* [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00381 Mangifera Indica on pubs.acs.org]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mango.html Mangifera Indica on Flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/34505 Mangifera Indica on cabi.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 15:49, 13 December 2018

Mango

Mango is a large, evergreen tree with a dark green, umbrella-shaped, spreading crown; it can grow from 10 - 45 metres tall. The long bole can be 60 - 120cm in diameter. The tree has a deep, tap-root system

Uses

Angina, Asthma, Coughs, Diabetes, Dental problems, Skin irritations, Stubborn colds, Obstinate diarrhoea, Bleeding piles, Dysentery, Scorpion stings.

Parts Used

Fruits, Flowers, leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains the essential oil isolated from the leaves and fruit peels of Mangifera indica L. by hydro distillation was analyzed by combined GC and GC/MS. The leaves of M. indica were rich in sesquiterpenes, while fruit peel oil consisted of very high amount of monoterpenes. The dominant compounds in mango leaf oil were δ-3-carene, α-gurjunene, β-selinene and β-caryophyllene, while fruit peel oil yielded mainly δ-3-carene and α-pinene.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The optimal climate for growing mango ranges from the monsoon tropics to the frost-free subtropics, with a marked dry, or cool, season of at least three months to promote flowering.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid tropical forests, Open, secondary formations.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. "Chemical constituents"
  2. "morphology"
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named How to plant/cultivate

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