Wellness Wednesdays

13 Apr, 2021

SHOULD WE eat Mangoes this summer??

Whether Ugadi in Southern India or Gudi Padwa in Maharastra, Baisakhi in Punjab or Poila Boisakh in Bengal, summer is welcomed with a string of MANGO LEAVES hung at the entrance of the house called the TORAN. A festival to welcome Mangoes …..

* A fruit that should be included in everyone’s diet for its multifaceted biochemical actions and health-enhancing properties!!

Medicinal values of Magnificent Mangoes!!

Mango Fruit!!

It contains Mangiferin(a pharmacologically active flavonoid) a polyphenolic antioxidant and a glucosyl xanthone, which has strong antioxidant, anti lipid peroxidation, immunomodulation, cardiotonic, hypotensive, wound healing, antidegenerative , anti-inflammatory, anticancer properties and antidiabetic activities.

-The fruit is a pre-biotic dietary fiber rich in minerals and is a very good source of Vitamin-A and flavonoids (beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin).

Properties:

* Antioxidant & good for vision

* Maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin

-Fresh mango is a very rich source of Potassium.

Properties:

* An important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure.

-A very good source of vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin-C and vitamin-E

Properties:

* promotes healthy hair and skin. Vit C is essential for making collagen — a protein that gives structure to your skin and hair. Collagen gives skin its bounce and combats sagging and wrinkles

* resistance against infections and potent anti-oxidant(Anti aging properties)

* GABA hormone production in the brain.

Mango Leaves!!

Rich in Vitamin A, B, and C, pectin, folates, mango leaves have effective antioxidant agents and high content of flavonoid and phenols.

Mango Tea:(with Mango leaf)

Take 10 to 15 mango leaves and boil in 250 ml of water till, in slow heat, the color changes to pale yellow. Keep it overnight. Mango tea is ready.

Benefits of tropical application;

Wash your scalp & hair with mango tea decoction:

* It encourages hair growth and the production of sebum — a liquid that helps moisturize the scalp to keep the hair healthy

Wash your face with mango tea decoction:

* Controls acne & blackheads

Drinking Mango tea: (Black Salt & Jaggery can be added for taste)

* Helps in detoxing the body and stay younger

* Controls blood sugar & early stage diabetes

* Helps in flushing out gall stones

* Beneficial for oral hygiene (two cinnamon sticks should be added)

* Adding two to three cups of mango tea to bathing water helps to rejuvenate

Mango seeds!!

Mango butter obtained from mango seeds :

* sunburns

* prevents stretch marks,

* heal scars

* reduce wrinkles

* excellent hair moistusoothe rizer

* mango seed extract consumption is beneficial in losing weight and decreasing obesity

A few of the side effects:

* Causes Allergies:
Mango skin( peel) & leaves resin may contain tiny amounts of urushinol, which can trigger dermatitis to sensitive people.

* Causes Itchiness:
This is also known as mango latex allergy, which causes extreme irritation at the angles of lips, mouth, and tip of the tongue.

* Kidney Problems:
Mangoes have potassium content and too much consumption can be dangerous. The kidney may struggle with removing excess potassium from the blood.