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Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Red Mangrove · American Mangrove · American mangrove · Cunapo · Mangel · Mangel Tam · Mangel Tan · Manglar rojo · Mangle · Mangle blanco · Mangle colorado · Mangle de chifle; Red Mangrove · Mangle gateado · Mangle macho · Mangle rojo · Mangle zapatero
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Venezuela, China, Haiti, Turkey, Samoa, Mexico, Bahamas, Latin America
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Angina, Astringent, Boil, Dyspepsia
Science studied: ASH, BORON, CALCIUM, CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Scientific name: Rhizophora mangle
Common names: Red Mangrove, American Mangrove, American mangrove, Cunapo, Mangel, Mangel Tam, Mangel Tan, Manglar rojo, Mangle, Mangle blanco, Mangle colorado, Mangle de chifle; Red Mangrove, Mangle gateado, Mangle macho, Mangle rojo, Mangle zapatero
History
The source record documents this plant in Venezuela, China, Haiti, Turkey, Samoa, Mexico, Bahamas, Elsewhere and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Angina
- Astringent
- Boil
- Dyspepsia
- Elephantiasis
- Emmenagogue
- Enuresis
- Evil eye
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- Expectorant
- Fever
- Filariasis
- Fumitory
- Hemorrhage
- Inflammation
- Intoxicant
- Leprosy
- Malignancy
- Shortwindedness
- Styptic
- Female
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Sore
- Throat
- Tuberculosis
- Wound
- Asthma
- Eye
- Sore(Throat)
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Venezuela
- China
- Haiti
- Turkey
- Samoa
- Mexico
- Bahamas
- Elsewhere
- Latin America
- Nc
- Dominican Republic
Documented cultural uses
- Angina
- Astringent
- Boil
- Dyspepsia
- Elephantiasis
- Emmenagogue
- Enuresis
- Evil eye
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Filariasis
- Fumitory
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- Hemorrhage
- Inflammation
- Intoxicant
- Leprosy
- Malignancy
- Shortwindedness
- Styptic
- Female
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Sore
- Throat
- Tuberculosis
- Wound
- Asthma
- Eye
- Sore(Throat)
- Tonic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- BORON
- CALCIUM
- CAROTENE
- CATECHIN-TANNINS
- CHOLINE
- COBALT
- COPPER
- FAT
- FIBER
- GUM
- IODINE
- IRON
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
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- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SULFUR
- TANNIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- XANTHOPHYLLS
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROPHYLL
- FOLACIN
- MAGNESIUM
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- SODIUM
- TANNIN
- ZINC
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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