Mango, thanks to the vitamin E it contains, helps relieve stress, relieve stress and improve mood. And B vitamins are involved in the metabolic process of the body.
Vitamins and minerals
The yellow-orange color of mango suggests the presence in its composition of a large amount of carotene - provitamin A, which is five times more than in the most orange tangerines. Carotene, together with vitamin C, helps to strengthen the immune system, and also, being an antioxidant, protects healthy cells of the body from oxidation. The amount of vitamin C can reach up to 175 mg per 100 g of fruit, and this fully satisfies the body's daily need for ascorbic acid.
Due to the rich mineral composition of mango, containing calcium, iron, phosphorus, it is called the healing Asian apple.
Mango is healthy due to its high amount of natural sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose, which are net carbohydrates and contribute to energy production.
The amino acids in mango help prevent cancer. This mainly applies to the genitourinary and reproductive spheres.
Mango peel contains the healing substances tannins, which help to eliminate toxins from the body, and also help with inflammatory and viral diseases.
In folk medicine
This fruit is widely used in folk medicine. Unripe mango in combination with salt and honey helps with diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. And mango, when consumed with pepper and honey, prevents bile stagnation. Traditional healers recommend eating ripe yellow mango, rich in vitamin A, for eye diseases and to improve visual acuity.
In European countries, to strengthen the heart muscle and improve blood clotting, doctors recommend chewing mango pieces with peel for a long time. A decoction of mango leaves helps to get rid of varicose veins, hemorrhages on the skin, and also improves the condition of the pancreas.
In Asian countries, mangoes are considered a remedy for plague and cholera. Ripe fruits are used as a diuretic and laxative. And the juice of this fruit is useful for skin diseases.
Slimming mango
A balanced mango diet is finding an increasing response among overweight women. Mango is rich in natural sugars and does not contain proteins, therefore it is excellent as a food product on fasting days. When combined with soy milk, which contains a large amount of proteins and no sugar, you get a complete symbiosis of foods for nutrition, which helps to reduce excess weight.
