Mangifera zeylanica (Blume) Hook.f.

Anacardiaceae

Common Names:
Atamba, Wal-amba (S)
Kaattu ma (T)
Amara (Sa)

Status

Endemic to Sri Lanka

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Bark

Uses in traditional medicine :

  • Decoction of fresh bark is taken orally to stop internal bleeding of the urinary tract

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Xanthonoid: mangiferin from stem bark

Bioactivity :

Clinical:

Note :

Fruits are edible

References :

Herath, P. et al., (1970), Isolation of mangiferin from the bark of Mangifera zeylanica, Phytochemistry, 9(5), 1141.

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