The magical fruit Mango is the most popular fruit of the Asia. It is regarded as the king of all fruits. This juicy, pulpy, sweet fruit comes in various shapes, sizes and flavors from Alphonso to Dasehari to Langra and Kalami. Each place where it is grown gives it a flavor distinct from the other.

The fruit is highly revered in Hindu mythology and for this reason alone its twigs are perhaps used for lighting the sacred fires or performing the yajnas. Its leaves are used for decorations in pious ceremonies.

This is a fruit which can be used both in ripe or unripe stages of maturity. When unripe it is used to prepare sauces, pickles and health drinks ( panna etc.) while in ripe stages it eaten as it is or used in desserts or squashes.

This wholesome and nourishing food contains sugar, acids and vitamin B and C. The medicinal properties of Mango are helpful in the treatment of many a diseases.

The rich vitamin C content of green mango is beneficial in blood disorders as it increases the elasticity of blood vessels. It helps in absorption of food -iron and prevention of bleeding tendencies.
Panna, a delicious drink prepared from the raw Mango, is a valuable remedy for heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Taking unripe mango with salt quenches thirst and prevents excessive loss of sodium and iron due to sweating in summer.
Raw mango eaten with salt and honey is effective in fighting diarrhoea, dysentery, piles, indigestion, constipation and dyspepsia.
Green mangoes taken daily with honey and pepper is useful in biliousness and food putrefaction. It facilitates the secretion of bile, tones up the liver and acts as an intestinal antiseptic.
Contrary to popular belief, Mango can also be used as a medicine for diabetes. For this the dried leaves of mango be powdered and 1/2 spoonful of this powder should be taken twice daily.
Mango stones, too, can prove very effective in certain disorders afflicting women reproductive organs. Paste of decorticated kernel of Mango when applied inside the vagina can cure lucorrhoea, vaginitis and relaxed walls due to multiple pregnancies. This paste when applied half an hour before conjugal union works as a natural contraceptive.