The Mango Plant, Its benefits as well as its side effects.... #Club5050 || Epsisode 3
Today being another great day, I would like to write and share with you all another beneficial plant that is common in our environment and can be found almost in every part of the world. After going through this article, you would marvel about how beneficial this plant is.
I know you might be curious to know which plant I am going to talk of right?.... Don't worry, it is no other plant than the Mango plant. 😃😃 Yes, I would be talking about the mango plant today and some of its health benefits as well as its general importance.
The mango plant is mostly found in India and the Southeast of Asia. It has a botanical name called Mangifera indica. Mango is also called the "king of fruits" in some parts of the globe and I think this name was gotten from how it grows and bears a lot of fruits on it. Over 4,000 years, this plant has been in existence and also been cultivated as well. The mango plant has a lot of different types with each having a different taste, color, size and shape.
Irrespective of how delicious the fruits are, the mango plant also has a lot of health benefits which I would be enumerating some here in this article.
One of the benefits of mango is the low calories content. A study suggest that when mango fruit is taken right before meals, it aids one not to overeat due to the low calorie content.
The mango plant aids to prevent diabetes. There has been scientific approval on this where it is said that when a person consumes mango fruit moderately, it helps to reduce the risk of diabetes.
Mango plant also aids to support the heart with good health. This is as a result of the available nutrients present in it which aid to provide a healthy heart. A good example is the potassium and magnesium present that aids to maintain a healthy blood flow in the body.
It also helps in the improvement of a good digestive health. This is due to the present of enzymes such as amylases that aids in digestion or the break down of large food molecules for easy absorption.
The mango fruit again helps to decrease the risk of certain cancers in the human body. This is as a result of the high polyphenols content present in it. These polyphenols also do contain anticancer characteristics thereby performing such function.
Mango also helps in boosting the immune system. This is as a result of the immune-boosting nutrients present in it. Some of these nutrients include; folate, vitamin A, vitamin E, etc.
Mango also support a good healthy eye. Yes, I no you would be amazed to hear this, but that is a fact. Mango contains certain nutrients that helps provide healthy eye.
In general, mango is very nutritious aside its deliciousness.
Furthermore, the mango plant/tree serves as a source of timber used for furniture and other wood work.
The mango leaves also has an anti-inflammatory characteristics which can protect ones brain from Alzheimer's diseases.
Moreover, the extract taken from the mango leave can also be used in maintaining diabetes and obesity as well.
The extract obtained from mango can also aid to support a healthy skin by reducing your skin from an old age skin.
Mango leaves doesn't have any known side effects and as a matter of that it is safe to take in the extract of mango without having any side effects unlike other plants.
The following includes some side effects of the mango plant;
Mango fruit may cause an increase or spike in blood sugar level and this is because it has a natural sugar contained in it.
Mangoes can also cause some tummy effects especially when taken late in the night .
I would end here with today's article which talks about the mango plant and its benefits as well as the side effects. It is very important for us to learn and know the importance of the trees or plants that we found around in our communities or societies as they really contain a lot of health benefits for our consumption. I would be writing more episodes on these plants and I urge that you stay tuned with my articles in the coming days so as to learn and acquire some benefits from my articles.
It is my pleasure to write and share this with you all. Watch out for more episodes in my upcoming articles.
I would like to say a big thank you to all the leaders on this planform for their hard work and effort they keep putting in this community. I say Bravo and Kudos to you all; @njaywan, and @nattybongo.
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