Mango-Mangifera indica

Botanical name- Mangifera indica
English name-Mango
Tamil name-Mangai

The mango tree as medicinal plant has a great many uses in Ayurveda .All the part of the tree are used medicinally. The tender leaves dried and powered are given for diarrhea  and diabetes. The smoke from burning leaves can be inhaled for the relief of hiccup and throat diseases. The ash is popular remedy burns and scalds. The midrib of the leaves is burnt and the ash used to remove warts on eyelids. It is an effective mouth-wash for toothache,so gums and sore throat.

The juice of the bark has a marked action on mucus membranes. It is given as a medicine to stop the discharge of mucus from the uterus, bowels and intestines. It is also used for the treatment of dysentery and bleeding piles. The juice of the fresh bark with the addition of the white of the egg and a little opium is given for these diseases.

The unripe fruit is sliced, mixed with salt and dried in the sun. the seed kernel of these is salted.  Mangoes are frequently used as an ingredient for a decoction for dysentery. The kernel of the mango seed is roasted and powdered and powdered and a teaspoon of this powder in cured is given to expectant mothers suffering from diarrhea.

There are many varieties of mangoes but Etamba is indigenous to Sri Lanka. The barks of the mango tree is frequently used  as an ingredient in medicine for the treatment of orthopaedic complaints.