Mango Health Benefits

Mango Health Benefits
Mango is called the King of Fruits due to its sweetness and nutritive capabilities. Mangoes provide home remedies for diabetes, excessive heat, diarrhea, bilious disorders, cataract, insect sting, dandruff and weight loss.
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Mango Origin
Mangoes are native to tropical Asia, but are now grown in most tropical countries. These evergreen trees grow to a height of 10 to 45 metres, they are dome shaped with dense foliage. The leaves are linear and oblong, exuding an aromatic odour. The fruit is a drupe, showing variation in shape and size. It has a single seed, encased in a hard, compressed fibrous endocarp.
Mango Medicinal Properties
The roots bark, leaves, flowers, fruits and seed kernel - they all have medicinal qualities. The roots and bark are an astringent, styptic and anti-inflammatory. The leaves have astringent, refrigerant and styptic properties. The flowers have astringent, refrigerant, styptic and haematinic properties. The fruits are digestive, carminative, refrigerant and anti fungal in nature. The seed kernel is anthelmintic, constipating, styptic and uterine tonic.
Mangoes are rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. They are rich in vitamin A and have good amounts of vitamin B and C as well as potassium, calcium and iron. They are high in fiber, but low in calories and sodium. An unripe mango is richer in vitamin C and the ripe mango is richer in vitamin A, you win either way!
Mango Home Remedies
It is used to treat the following conditions:
· Natural Remedy For Diabetes
Diabetics fear ripe mangoes for their high sugar content! But, mango leaves help normalize insulin levels in the blood. Boil a few mango leaves in water and allow it to saturate through the night. Consume the filtered decoction in the morning for diabetic home remedy. Alternatively, dry mango leaves, powder and store. Add about a teaspoon and boil in water and consume the filtered decoction. Read other Diabetes Home Remedies.
· Mangoes Prevents Excessive Heat
Unripe mangoes, a rich source of pectin, when steamed and juiced with cumin, rock salt and sugar, provides an excellent remedy for the summer heat.
· Mango Seeds For Diarrhoea
Dry, powder and store mango seeds for an emergency diarrhea situation. Consume the powder rolled with jaggery for a speedy recovery. This medication is very palatable for young children.
· Herbal Remedy For Bilious Disorders
Unripe mangoes are an excellent fruit remedy for bilious disorders or liver disorders. The acids contained in the unripe, green mango trigger the secretion of bile and act as an intestinal antiseptic. Consumption of green mango with honey and pepper alleviates biliousness, and thereby diseases like urticaria and jaundice.
· Mangoes Strengthen the Eye
Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness. Eating mangoes regularly prevents night blindness, refractive errors, dryness of the eyes, softening of the cornea, itching and burning in the eyes.
· Excessive Weight Loss
The combination of ripe mangoes and milk provide an ideal treatment for weight gain. Mangoes are rich in sugar and milk, in protein. Consume mangoes and milk thrice a day to overcome this deficiency.
· Mango Leaves For Insect Stings
Juice the mango leaves and apply on the stings. This will reduce the inflammation and the sting.
· Natural Cure For Dandruff