Mango
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Botanical Name |
Mangifera indica |
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Family |
Anacardiaceae |
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Description |
Large evergreen tree. Leaves: linear or oblong |
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Native to |
Asia |
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Parts Used |
Bark, fruit, leaves |
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Constituents |
Bark: Saponins and triterpenes –indicoside A and B, friedelin, mangsterol, manglupenone, manghopanol, mangoleanone, taraxerol Xanthones: mangiferin, 29-hydroxymangiferonic acid, mangostin Leaf & Flower: Essential oil mono & sesquiterpenes –humulene, elemene, ocimene, linalool, nerol Flower: Phenolic acids –gallic acids derivatives |