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MANGO
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Species: indica
Common Names: Mango, An Lo Kuo, Anbah, Manga Agaci, Manga, Mangot Fil, Mangot, Manguier, Mamuang, Mangga, Merpelam, Pelem
Part Used: Fruit, Leaves, Bark, Latex
 
DESCRIPTION
Properties/Actions:
Antiviral, Antiparasitic, Antiseptic, Antitussive, Antiasthmatic, Ascaricide, Expectorant, Cardiotonic, Contraceptive, Hypotensive, Laxative, Parasiticide, Stomachic, Vermifuge
Phytochemicals:
2-octene, Alanine, Alpha-phellandrene, Alpha-pinene, Ambolic-acid, Ambonic-acid, Arginine, Ascorbic-acid, Beta-carotene Beta-pinene, Carotenoids, Furfurol, Gaba, Gallic-acid, Gallotannic-acid, Geraniol, Histidine, Isoleucine, Isomangiferolic-acid, Kaempferol, Limonene, Linoleic-acid, Mangiferic-acid, Mangiferine, Mangiferol, Mangiferolic-acid, Myristic-acid, Neo-beta-carotene-b, Neo-beta-carotene-u, Neoxanthophyll, Nerol, Neryl-acetate, Oleic-acid, Oxalic-acid, P-coumaric-acid, Palmitic-acid, Palmitoleic-acid, Pantothenic-acid, Peroxidase, Phenylalanine, Phytin, Proline, Quercetin, Xanthophyll

Ethnobotanical Worldwide Uses

Clinical References

  • Wauters G, et al. Agglutination of pYV+ Yersinia enterocolitica strains by agglutinin from Mangifera indica. J Clin Microbiol, 1995 Mar
  • Zhu XM, et al. [Antiviral activity of mangiferin against herpes simplex virus type 2 in vitro] Chung Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao, 1993 Sep
  • Shibahara A, et al. cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid: a novel fatty acid found in higher plants. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1993 Nov 3
  • Khan MN, et al. New saponins from Mangifera indica. J Nat Prod, 1993 May
  • Lakshman MR, et al. Carotenoid-protein complexes. Methods Enzymol, 1993
  • Carlier C, et al. Efficacy of massive oral doses of retinyl palmitate and mango (Mangifera indica L.) consumption to correct an existing vitamin A deficiency in Senegalese children. Br J Nutr, 1992 Sep
  • Patel VK, et al. Folklore therapeutic indigenous plants in periodontal disorders in India (review, experimental and clinical approach). Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol, 1988
  • Idstein H, et al. [Volatile acids in tropical fruits: cherimoya (Annona cherimolia, Mill.), guava (psidium guajava, L.), mango (Mangifera indica, L., var. Alphonso), papaya (Carica papaya, L.)] Z Lebensm Unters Forsch, 1985
  • Le Grand A. [Anti-infective phytotherapies of the tree-savannah, Senegal (occidental Africa). III: A review of phytochemical substances and the antimicrobial activity of 43 species] J Ethnopharmacol, 1989 May
  • Davidson SK, et al. Differentiation of coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci by lectins and plant agglutinins. J Clin Microbiol, 1982 Apr
  • Saleh NA, et al. Polyphenolics of twenty local varieties of Mangifera indica. Planta Med, 1975 Oct
  • Subbarayan C, et al. Isolation & characterization of a carotenoid-protein complex from Mangifera indica (mango). Indian J Biochem, 1966 Dec
  • Martins EMF, et al. [Biochemical aspects of resistance mechamism of mango mangifera indica l. to ceratocystis fimbriata ell. & hals] Arq Inst Biol (Sao Paulo), 1974 Oct-Dec
  • el-Sissi H, et al. The gallotannins of Rhus coriaria and Mangifera indica. Planta Med, 1971 Apr
  • el-Sissi HI, et al. Phenolic components of Mangifera indica. IV. Planta Med, 1970 Jan
  • el-Sissi HI, et al. Phenolic components, plant- and amino-acids of Mangifera indica. V. Planta Med, 1970 Mar
  • el Sissi HI, et al. Phenolic components of Mangifera indica. II. Planta Med, 1965 Aug
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