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Mangifera Indica - 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
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Angina, Asthma, Cough, Diabetes, Dental problems, Skin irritations, Stubborn colds, Obstinate diarrhoea, Bleeding piles, Dysentery, Scorpion stings[1]
Parts Used
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.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Maavina mara, Maavu |
| Hindi | Aam |
| Malayalam | Amram, Mavu, Gomanna |
| Tamil | Maamaram, Manga-maram, Mankai, |
| Telugu | Maamidi, Mamidi-chettu |
| Marathi | Aamba, Am, Ambo |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Amra, Amravrikshaha, Madhavadruma bhringabhishta, Kokilavasa |
| English | Mango |
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
Laghu
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Clustered at the tips of branchlets, 9.2-40 x 2.5-8 cm, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate, linear-oblong, apex acuminate, acute or obtusely acute, base attenuate or acute,margin entire, glabrous, shiny, coriaceous |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polygamous | Terminal panicles | Yellow | Calyx 4-5 partite, ovate, imbricate, hairy without, cauducous. Petals 4-5, oblong-obovate, subequal, nerves at base gland crested, free or adnate to the disc; disc fleshy, cupular, 4-5 lobed. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drupe | 5-15 cm long, oblong-reniform | Yellowish-red, mesocarp fleshy, endocarp fibrous; seed subreniform. | Flowering and fruiting - January to May |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Katakakhadiradi kashayam, Nyagrodhadi churna, Patrangasava, Brihat Gangadhara churna [6]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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. Seed - best sown as soon as ripe. [7]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Humid tropical forests, Open and secondary formations.
Photo Gallery
Fruits
Flower
Hole plant
Leaves
Stem
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.561, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Verneculer names
- ↑ Planet Ayurveda
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Angina
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dental problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin irritations
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stubborn colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Obstinate diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bleeding piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scorpion stings
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Humid tropical forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open and secondary formations
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- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
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