🌊Hawaiian & Polynesian Medicine
Mango Leaf (Mago)
Mangifera indica
About Mango Leaf (Mago)
Mango Leaf (Mago) (Mangifera indica) is a herb used in the Hawaiian & Polynesian Medicine tradition to help with Diabetes, Fever, Diarrhea, and Digestive Issues. The leaves are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Mangifera indica, commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac and poison ivy family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, where it is indigenous and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world. It is a large fruit-tree, capable of a growing to a height and crown width of about 100 feet and trunk circumference of more than twelve feet.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · internal