Introduction:
Mango is rich in vitamins, triglycerides and polyphenolic compound. Eating mango frequently can moisturize skin, reduce the cholesterol level, prevent blood vessels and cure cancers. Mangiferin can stop dysentery and cough, as well as curing the disease of sputum and asthma. Mango juice can reduce the time of stool staying in the colon by accelerating gastrointestinal motility, which can not only clean stomach and intestine but also prevents colon cancer.
Notes:
Jaundice may be incurred if the patient eats mango and spicy food such as garlic at the same time. Eating too many mangoes may also cause an allergy which may be harmful to the kidney. Mango is regarded as wet and toxic nature, patient in skin disease or tumor should avoid eating mango. Diabetes patients should be careful about eating mango because of the high sugar level.
Purchase:
Mango with lustrous, yellow-coloured skin, fragrance and without black spots is recommended to be purchased. Mango can be split into male and female. Mango with more pulp and in taller size is regarded as male.
Cooking methods:
Western cake.
Dishes:
Mango pudding, mango pancake, mango tapioca pudding with milk.
