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Mangoes Fruit
Mangoes is a guesthouse situated close to Pattaya
and Sattahip
Here are some interesting tidbits regarding
Mangoes(the fruit!). True or not? We leave that for you to decide! The
links are very interesting as well.
- The name "Mango" comes from the Tamil
word 'Mangkay' or 'Man-gay'. The Portuguese traders that settled in
western India
modified it to manga'.
- Mangoes seem to have originated in East India, Myanmar
and the Andaman
slands around the Bay of Bengal and from
there spread to Eastern Asia. Persian
traders took the Mangoe to the Middle
East and Africa
and from there the Portuguese took them to Brazil
and the West Indies.
- Mangoes play a part in Buddhist
Religion - legend has it that buddha found tranquillity and repose in a
Mango grove. It is believed that Buddhist monks
introduced the Mango to South Eastern Asia
in the 5th
century A.D.
- In the Hindu
culture they also have a role.
- The Mango tree is a symbol of love and some
believe it can grant wishes.
- Hanging fresh Mango leaves outside the
house during the Hindu New Year (Ponggol), and Deepavali
is considered a blessing to the house.
- At weddings, Mango leaves are used to
ensure the happy couple bear plenty of children.
- The birth of the male child is celebrated
by hanging mango leaves outside the house.
- Mango twigs may also be used to brush their
teeth on holy days (although they are toxic!)
- Sanskrit poets believed that by
munching Mango buds they could improve the sweetness of their voices.
- The resinous latex sap that bleeds when the
tree
is cut can cause dermatitus as a result of contact with the skin. Apply
hydrocortizone cream 1% to the rash as directed. This will reduce the
itching and discomfort.
- Mango leaves are considered toxic and can kill
cattle and other grazing animals.
- The burning of Mango leaves, wood and debris
produces
toxic fumes and and cause serious irritation to the eyes and lungs.
- In India in the past, a shade of yellow dye was
produced by feeding cattle small amounts of Mango leaves and collecting
their urine. Today, as the leaves are toxic and cattle are sacred, this
practice has been outlawed.
- Mangoes are members of the Anachdiaceae family.
Distant relatives include Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, the Cashew
and
Pistachio nuts and the Jamaican Plum.
- The fruit of the mango is called a Drupe. It
consists of the edible flesh, the mesocarp, and
the Mendocarp, a large oody flat pit.
- Mangoes are high in protective nutrients. The
vitamin
content depends on the variety and maturity of the fruit. When the
mango is green, the vitamin C content is high, and as it ripens the
amount of vitamin A increases.
- Used in folk remedies, every part of the Mango
is
beneficial. Whether it is the bark, leaves, skin or pit all have been
used in various types of treatments or preventives for centuries such
as;
- Anti-viral, parasitic, septic, tussive
(cough), asthimatic.
- Expectorant
- Contraceptive
- Aphrodisiac
- Hypotensive
- Laxative
- Digestive
Mangiferin-rich in splenocytes, that are found in the stem bark of the
Mango tree has purported potent immunomodulatory characteristics and is
believed to inhibit tumor growth in early and late stages
- There are over 20 million metric tons of
Mangoes grown throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world.
- The leading producer is India with Mexico
and China
following.Pakistan,
Indonesia,
Thailand, Nigeria,
Brazil,
Philippines
and Haiti
follow in order of production.
- Thailand grows more than 100 native mango
cultivars
- 26% of Thailands fruit tree located land area
is devoted to Mangoes.
But........... Mangoes, the Guesthouse is for your
comfort!
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