MANGIFERIN FROM MANGIFERA INDICA LINN.: A PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY

Abstract

Natural remedies have been reported for centuries. The current review article is an attempt to discuss the
pharmacological potential of Mangiferin, a water-soluble main bioactive compound (1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxyxanthone C2-
β-D-glucoside) of mango tree although it is also found in many other plants, especially against various life-style disorders
like diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Although
numerous published pharmacological studies demonstrated many other activities of mangiferin: analgesic, antioxidant,
antimicrobial, anti-tumourogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antisclerotic etc. This comprehensively analyzed and
collectively summarized review work on primary pharmacological potentials of mangiferin may be helpful to support the
future development of mangiferin as a novel therapeutic drug.