Mango Leaf
Mangifera indica
About Mango Leaf
Mango Leaf (Mangifera indica) is a herb used in the Caribbean Folk Medicine and Filipino Traditional Medicine traditions to help with Diabetes, Digestive Issues, Respiratory Issues, and Diarrhea, among 4 other conditions it addresses. 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