Uttaranchal Medical College of Ayurveda & Research

Department of Dravyaguna

AAMR

Botanical Name: Mangifera indicaFamily: Anacardiaceae

Common Names

MANGO

Basic Information

  • Botanical Name: Mangifera indica

  • Family: Anacardiaceae

  • English Name: Mango

  • Sanskrit Synonyms: Aamra, Rasal, Madhudoot, Sehkaar, Pitvallabh

Description

  • Tree Height: Large tree ranging from 30–40 feet up to 100–120 feet

  • Leaves: 4–12 inches long and 1–3 inches wide; spear-shaped, rectangular with an acute sharp tip

  • Flowers: Small, greenish-yellow flowers arranged in long racemes; emit Maadak-sugandha (mild intoxicating fragrance)

  • Fruits: Vary in shape and size

    • Unripe: Green in colour

    • Ripe: Yellow to reddish in colour

  • Fruit Pulp: Yellow-orange coloured; sweet or sweet-sour with pleasant fragrance

  • Seeds: Present in the center of the fruit

Phenology

  • Flowering Time: Spring

  • Fruiting Time: Summer to Monsoon

Varieties

  • Many varieties are found; however, in practice, Kamli and Biju are considered the two main types

Rasa Panchaka

  • Rasa: Kashaya

  • Guna: Laghu, Ruksha

  • Virya: Sheeta

  • Vipaka: Katu

Effect of Fruit Maturity

  • Ripe Fruit: Guru, Snigdha, Madhura

  • Unripe Fruit: Amla (sour)

Properties (Karma)

  • Bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit pulp are Kapha–Pitta shamaka

  • Bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit pulp act as Raktarodhana (promote blood clotting)

  • Fruit Pulp: Istambhana

  • Ripe Fruit: Kapha–Pitta shamaka

  • Unripe Fruit: Tridosha karaka

Additional Actions

  • Snehana (oleation)

  • Deepana (digestive stimulant)

  • Anulomana

  • Rochana

  • Saraka (mild purgative)

  • Daha-prashamana

  • Vrishya

  • Raktakopaka

  • Brimhana

Therapeutic Uses

  • Useful in Kapha–Paittika disorders

  • Flowers and bark used in Atisara (diarrhoea)

  • Beneficial in Rakta-strava (bleeding disorders)

  • Leaf juice (Swarasa) used to prevent vomiting

  • Seed pulp used in Diabetes

  • Unripe fruit used in Anshughaata

  • Ripe fruit used in Vibandha (constipation), Hridroga, Varnavikara, and Shukra-daurbalya

Useful Parts

  • Flowers

  • Leaves

  • Bark

  • Seed pulp

  • Fruit

Dose

  • Powder: 3–6 g

  • Decoction: 50–100 ml

  • Swarasa (Fresh Juice): 10–20 ml

Important Formulations

  • Pushyanuga Churna

  • Aamra Panaka

AAMR (Mangifera indica)

Mangifera indica — AAMR

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