What are the medicinal values ​​of mango seeds?

Mango is a common fruit in daily life and has many benefits. No matter the elderly, young people or children, everyone loves to eat fruit. There are two kinds of mangoes, green mango and yellow mango. They have a sweet taste and thick skin. After the mango is cut, don't think that the mango core inside is useless. The mango core has rich medicinal value. In addition to preventing various diseases, it also has high medicinal value.

[Properties] This product is oblate and oval, 5-8cm long, 3-4.5cm wide, and 1-2cm thick. The surface is yellowish white or grayish brown, with several oblique veins (endocarp vascular bundles) and villous fibers, and is tough. The center is raised, and the edge is flat and thin on one side and rounded and blunt on the other side.

It is hard in texture, and the seeds inside make sounds when shaken; when opened, the inner surface is yellowish-white and smooth, with one seed inside; the seed coat is thin, membranous, translucent, and easy to detach; the seed kernel is yellowish-white, thick, and kidney-shaped. It has a faint smell and a slightly sour and astringent taste. The best ones are those that are uniform, full, and yellowish-white in color.

[Chemical composition] The kernel contains fat, mainly saturated glycerides, monoolein, diolein, and triunsaturated glycerides. Its fatty acid composition is: stearic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, arachidic acid and a small amount of myristic acid. It also contains sitosterol and starch. The seeds contain oxycyanic acid.

【Nature and flavor】Sour; astringent; neutral.

【entry into meridians】Stomach; small intestine meridian.

【Functions and indications】Strengthens the stomach and aids digestion; resolves phlegm and promotes the Mainly used for food stagnation, loss of appetite, cough, hernia and orchitis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 6-12g; or grind into powder.

[Discussions by various scholars] 1. "Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan" says: It can eliminate food stagnation.

2. "Nanning City Pharmacopoeia": Treats hernia pain.

3. "Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicinal Plants": The endocarp powder is used as an anthelmintic.

The mango seed itself is rich in fat, including triglycerides, which are very effective in helping digestion and treating loss of appetite, cough, and hernia. The mango seed left after eating mangoes can be peeled off, and the kernel inside can be ground into powder. It has a good effect on killing maggots, relieving gastrointestinal bloating, and strengthening the spleen and appetite.