MANGIFERA INDICA - Herbal Remedy for General Ailments

Botanical Name - Mangifera indica

Family Name - Anacardiaceae

Other Name- Mango

Uses

• Dysentery
• Diarrhoea
• Gonorrhea
• Uterus problems
• Rheumatism
• Diphtheria
• Blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Hemorrhoids
• Scabies
• Wounds
• Skin conditions
• Fever
• Cough
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Heart disease

How to use in different diseases

• The dried flowers are useful for of diarrhea, chronic dysentery, catarrh of the bladder and chronic urethritis resulting from gonorrhea
• The bark contains mangiferine and is astringent and employed against rheumatism and diphtheria
• The resinous gum is applied on cracks in the skin of the feet and on scabies
• The leaf decoction is taken as a remedy for , fever, chest complaints, diabetes,blood pressursand other ills .It should be taken one to two teaspoonfuls twice a day.
• The powder is useful for bleeding hemorrhoids. The powder is taken one to two teaspoonfuls twice a day with water.
• The juice isa restorative tonic and used in heat stroke. Various parts of the plant are used as a dentifrice, antiseptic, astringent and stomachic.
• The seeds are used in asthma , cough and other lungs congestions.
• The stem bark is useful for breast cancer.

Parts used

Whole plant

Dose

Decoction- 5 to 10ml

Powder-3 to 6 gm

Juice-5to 10ml

Preparations

Decoction,Powder,Juice