Mango
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Scientific name
Mangifera indica L.
English Name
Mango
Malayalam name
മാവ്
Common name
Mango Tree
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests and also widely cultivated
- Leaves : simple, alternate, clustered at the tips of branchlets
- Flowers : polygamous, yellowish-green, in terminal panicles.
- Fruit : a drupe, yellow-red
- Bark : vertical fissures; blaze yellow
How to use
- Gums : The leaves are chewed to give tone to the gums.
- Hiccups : Burning leaves are inhaled for relief from hiccups
Parts used
Roots,bark,leaf,flower,fruit and seed
Uses
Laxative, diuretic and restorative tonic
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds and vegetatively.Prefers a sunny spot with loose, well-drained soil.Mango trees prefer humidity above 50 percent
