Mango Ginger/Amba Halad - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

 

 Mango Ginger/Amba Halad

Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) is a unique spice having morphological resemblance with ginger but imparts a raw mango flavour. The main use of mango ginger rhizome is in the manufacture of pickles and culinary preparations. Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems have given much importance to mango ginger as an appetizer, alexteric, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, emollient, expectorant and laxative and to cure biliousness, itching, skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma, hiccough and inflammation due to injuries. Mango-ginger is a popular spice and vegetable due to its rich flavor, which is described as sweet with subtle earthy floral and pepper overtones and similar to that of raw mango. 

It shows antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, anti-inflammatory activity, platelet aggregation inhibitory activity, cytotoxicity, antiallergic activity, hypotriglyceridemic activity, brine-shrimp lethal activity, enterokinase inhibitory activity, CNS depressant and analgesic activity. 

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It has different names in different languages such as Hindi name(Amahaladi, Karpura haldi, Amba Hald),  English(Mango gi.............................read more


For Hindi refer/click on the following link/हिंदीसाठी खालील लिंकवर क्लिक करा

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Phytochemical constituents

The major chemical components include starch, phenolic acids, volatile oils, curcuminoids and terpenoids like difurocumenonol, amadannulen and amadaldehyde. 

The major constituents found in its rhizomes are curcuminoids13 (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bis-demethoxycurcumin), penolic14 compounds (caffeic acid, gentisic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, cinnamic acid), terpinoids15 (difurocumenol, amadannulen, amadaldehyde) and essential oil16 (β-myrcene and α-asarone).

Amongst the phyto-chemicals, several groups of polyphenols (anthocyanins,proanthocyanidins, flavanones, isoflavones, resveratrol andellagic acid), non-nutrient chemical and dietary constituentsare currently used in the pharmaceutical industry 

Mango flavour is mainly attributed to presence of car-3-ene and cis-ocimene among the 68 volatile aroma components presentin the essential oil of mango ginger rhizome 

The cis- and trans-hydroocimene, ocimene and myrcene were found to be themajor compounds present in the volatile oils of C. amada,which indicates that the aroma of mango ginger is a mixture of characteristic compounds found in both rawmango and turmeric. 

The acetoneextract of mango ginger is composed of colourless oil,curcumin, phytosterol and azulenogenic oil containingpinene, camp.............................read more



Properties and Benefits



Uses, Remedies, Benefits and Application

1) Fungal infection : Rhizomes are taken and rubbed well with buttermilk. This paste is applied over the white patches or fungal infections for 1 – 2 weeks time.


2) Rhizome is taken and made into thin slices. These slices are dipped in lemon juice and salt mixture and kept as it is for 3-5 days. Later it is taken along with food in 1 teaspoon quantity, once or twice a day. This serves as appetizer.

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3) Mango ginger cures all types of itching and skin diseases.


4) Fresh juice obtained is mixed with honey and licked. This subsides cough, cold, sore throat and hoarseness of the voice.

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9) 2-3 g of the powder of the rhizome of mango ginger is added with a glass of buttermilk to treat conditions of indigestion and improve taste and appetite.


10) The rhizome of mango ginger is used for various culinary purpose like pickle, soup and as flavoring agent in many dish.


20) Mango ginger is used in making pickles in south India and chutneys in north India. It is served as chutney in community feasts in Nepal's southern plains. Mango ginger and elephant foot yam pickle is popular in Nepal's southern plains.

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21) Being spicy and hot in nature, Amba Haldi improves blood circulation, hence, it is made into paste by grinding and app.............................read more



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Refrence

  1. J. Biosci. 36(4), September 2011, 739–748, * Indian Academy of Science
  2. IJPSR, 2015; Vol. 6(9): 3986-3989.
  3. Anticancer potential and mechanism of action of mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) supercritical CO₂ extract in human glioblastoma cells.  Cheppail Ramachandran et al. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2015 Apr.
  4. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences. 11(2017):51-57
  5. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2014.   ISSN 2250-3153
  6. Phytother. Res. 21, 507–516 (2007)
  7. Local tradition and knowledge
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  10. Handbook of Herbs and Spices. 2012 : 557–582.  Published online 2014 Mar 27. 
  11. Anc Sci Life. 2013 Apr-Jun; 32(4): 253–261.  PMCID: PMC4078479

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