Mango tree
Scientific name of Mango tree: Mangifera indica
Name of Mango tree in different languages:
English: spring tree / cupid's favorite
Sanskrit: Amra, Kamashar, Madhavdruma, Bhringubhishta, Madirasav, Kokilabandhuk, Shukapriya, Sidhurasa, Vasantduta, Atisaurabha, Kharanasa.
Hindi:Aam ki ped.
Malayalam: Mavu മാവ്
Plant description:-
It is a big, tropical evergreen trees, grows to the height up to 30 m; Leaves are simple, glossy green, waxy, alternate, clustered at the end of branches, petiole 10 to 75 mm long, glabrous, elliptic, linear-oblong, base acute, apex acuminate. The flowers are small, greenish-white, found in clusters at the branch end, flowering is January- February. The fruits are egg-shaped and fleshy drupe, up to 12 cm long, smooth and greenish-yellow, when ripe, mesocarp becomes soft, sweet, and juicy.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
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Useful plant parts:
Bark, root, leaf, fruit, seed
Medicinal uses:
Support digestion and reduce acidity, treat pitta disorders (heat), anti-diuretic, anti-diarrheal, anti-emetic and cardiac herb.
Chemical content:
Tannic acid, Mangiferin, xanthone, C-glycoside.
How to prepare medicines:
It is the one of the ingredient in the Ayurveda medicines like-
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