A Review on Ethnopharmacological Applications, Pharmacological Activities, and Bioactive Compounds of Mangifera indica (Mango)

Table 1

Ethnomedicinal use of different parts of M. indica in the world.

Country	Part(s) used	Ethnomedicinal use	Reference(s)
Bangladesh	Bark	Diarrhoea, gastric disorders, asthma, mouth sores, liver diseases, urinary tract infections, diabetes, rheumatism, leucorrhea, bleeding hemorrhoids, lung hemorrhage, nerve disorders, syphilis, cough, and jaundice. Resins of the mango bark have been used for the treatment of cracked skin and feet	[16]
	Seeds, fruit, and kernel	Urethrorrhea, vaginopathy, dysentery, diarrhoea, ophthalmia, and hemorrhage in lungs, uterus, and intestine
	Roots	Ulcers, syphilis, and leucorrhea.
	Flowers	Ulcers, diarrhoea, hemorrhage, anemia, dyspepsia, and dysentery.
	Leaves	Hemorrhages, diarrhoea, ulcers, dysentery, cough, gall bladder and kidney diseases, wounds, throat diseases, and hiccups. The ash of burnt mango leaves has been used as a local application on burns and scalds. According to available reports, leaves have commonly been used for diabetes in the form of a decoction or powder
Benin	Bark	Hypotension and anemia	[17]
Brazil	Bark	Scabies/itch	[17]
Canary Islands	Bark	Diarrhea	[17]
Cuba	Bark	Mouth sores, tooth pain, cancer, diabetes, asthma, gastric disorders, and lupus	[17]
Fiji	Bark	Syphilis	[17]
Ghana	Bark	Hypertension and diabetes	[18]
Guyana		Gastric disorders and diarrhoea	[17]
Haiti	Bark	Hepatic disorders	[17]
India	Bark	Diabetes, gastric disorders, asthma, mouth sores, leucorrhea, bleeding hemorrhoids, lung hemorrhage, nerve disorders, syphilis, cough, and jaundice	[9, 19–23]
	Seeds, fruit, and kernel	Ophthalmia, hemorrhage in lungs, uterus and intestine, urethrorrhea, vaginopathy, dysentery, and diarrhoea
	Roots	Ulcers, syphilis, and leucorrhea
	Flowers	Ulcers, diarrhoea, hemorrhage, anemia, dyspepsia, and dysentery
	Leaves	Diarrhoea, ulcers, diabetes, dysentery, cough, gall bladder and kidney diseases, hemorrhages, wounds, diseases in throat and hiccups, burns, and scalds
Madagascar	Bark	Liver obstruction	[17]
Mali	Bark	For vomiting	[17]
Nicaragua	Bark	Wounds	[17]
Nigeria	Leaves	Leaf decoctions have been commonly used to treat diabetes and malaria	[24, 25]
Pakistan	Bark	Asthma, bronchitis, cough, and throat problems	[26, 27]
	Leaves and seeds	Earache and vomiting
Peru	Leaves	Bronchitis, colds, and inflammation	[28]
Senegal		Mouth sores, toothache, dysentery, and diarrhoea	[17]
Sri Lanka	Bark	Menorrhagia, leucorrhea, piles, and hemorrhages of the lungs and intestine	[29]
	Leaves	Diseases of the lungs, coughs, and asthma
	Flowers	Diarrhoea, dysentery, and gleet
Tanzania	Bark	Toothache	[17]
Tonga	Bark	Dysmenorrhoea	[17]