Posted on 01/11/2010 11:19:10 AM PST by decimon
Understand this ping.
Now you listen to me...
If true, the drug companies will bottle it and sell at a premium price...available by prescription only
thanks, bfl
Any fruit or other agricultural product effective against high blood pressure?
Are mango sales low?
Don't know.
WARNING!
Mango is a cousin to poison ivy. The pulp is ok but there is a substance in the peel or right beneath the peel that can cause some to break out. Of course, anything in the peel is likely to get onto the pulp so you’re taking your chances if you are allergic.
You would doubt Texas A&M? Tsk tsk.
Garlic tablets
“Mango is a cousin to poison ivy”
Am I fortunate that I have never been near a mango. I spent a whole summer swollen up with Poison Ivy and the Bethesda Maryland Hospital had to give me a series of shots that they said I could never be given again in my life (I was 13 at the time) if I was exposed again. This was in VA. I have lived in the West since then and never go anywhere near parks and woods unless on well defined trails.
Oh no, just wondered. cough, cough
Some hot tea with lemon and honey for that cough. And chicken soup. And vitamin D. And C.
Ouch! I check every fruit drink and mixed fruit before I buy it to make sure it doesn’t contain mangoes. I have always been highly allergic to poison ivy but never knew about mango. Many years ago, before they were common in grocery stores, I ate a fresh mango and my whole face and mouth broke out. The Dr. thought I had some unknown disease. It was b-a-d. Never again.
Her intitial symptoms were diagnosed as gerd...
Just watch out for the effing tigers!
Just curious if anyone even gets that obscure reference.
“Mango peel contains urushiol, the chemical in poison ivy and poison sumac that can cause urushiol-induced contact dermatitis in susceptible people.[28] Cross-reactions between mango contact allergens and urushiol have been observed.[29] Those with a history of poison ivy or poison oak may be most at risk for an allergic reaction to mango skin.[30] This compound is also present in mango leaves and vines. During mango’s primary season, it is the most common source of plant dermatitis in Hawaii.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango
No way I'm putting a mango in my colon. Those things are HUGE.
And then there's the urushiol. "Doc, I have this funny rash..."
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