MANGIFERA INDICA 83 



brought to a boil in 2 bottles (sic) of water. When the liquid has 

 evaporated a third, it is removed from the fire, cooled, decanted, 

 and again placed on the fire after adding three to four hundred 

 grams of sugar. This time it is allowed to boil till reduced to 

 one bottle. The dose is 50-60 grams 2-3 times a day. In- 

 cisions in the trunk exude a brownish resin which solidifies in 

 the air, is slightly acrid, bitter, dissolves in alcohol and partially 

 in water. In Malabar it is given internally in the treatment 

 of diarrhoea and dysentery, mixing it with white of egg and 

 opium. But the curative value of the combination is more 

 likely due to the albumen and opium than to the resin. Dis- 

 solved in lemon juice it is a useful application in the itch. The 

 trunk bark is astringent and is employed in decoction as a wash 

 for ulcers and eczema and as an injection in leucorrhoea. 



The fruit is one of the most highly prized in the Philippines, 

 and resident Europeans are able to eat large quantities of it 

 without ill effects unless the fruit is over-ripe, in which case it 

 often causes transient diarrhoea, which should be treated with a 

 mild purge. 



In Mauritius the following compound powder is used in 

 dysentery : 



Dried slices of manga fruit 30 



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grams. 



Dried manga kernels 60 " 



Plantain seeds 15 " 



Dried ginger 8 " 



Gum arabic 15 " 



Pulverize each ingredient separately ; add 



powdered candy sugar 30 " 



Mix. 



Dose. — For an adult one dessert-spoonful every 4 hours ; 

 may be given in cange or arrowroot. 



The flowers, testa and bark are, in Hindoo therapeutics, 

 considered " cold," and " astringent," and are used especially 

 in diarrhoea. In certain throat affections the Hindoos employ 



