Facts About Mahogany Fruit

Mahogany can be found growing wild in the forests of teak and other places close to the beach, or planted by the roadside as shade trees. Plants originally comes from the West Indies, can thrive if grown in brackish sand close to sea shore. Trees are annual with 5-25 m height, rooted heels, round trunk, many branches and also wood saps. The leaves are compound pinnate even-numbered leaves, strands of oval shaped leaves, pointed tip and base, flat edge, bone pinnate, 3-15 cm long. The young leaves are red, the color is dark green. The flowers are arranged in a composition of leaves from the armpit of the tree. The main flower are cylindrical and light brown in color. The petals are shaped like spoons ingreen color.

Cylindrical crown, brownish yellow, the stamens attached to the crown, the head of a white sari, brownish yellow. New mahogany flowering after 7 years of age. The fruit boxes, oval, grooved five, the color brown. Seeds flat, black or brown color. Mahogany is a producer of hardwood trees and used for household furniture and also for wood sculpturing. Propagation is done by seed.

Local title:
Mahagoni, maoni, monitor.;

Latin name of Mahogany: Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.
Synonym: = S. macrophylla, King. = S. mahagoni, (Bl.), Jacq.
Family : Meliaceae

Mahogany fruits has flavonoids and substances called saponins. Flavonoids is useful for blood circulation, so for people with a disease that causes congestion of blood flow could use this fruit as a medicine. Flavonoids efficacy is also able to reduce cholesterol, the accumulation of fat in blood vessels, reduce pain, bleeding and bruises, and act as antioxidants to eliminate free radicals.

Meanwhile, saponins have efficacy as a pest deterrent, could also be used to reduce the fat in the body, helps boost the immune system, prevent blood clotting, and strengthen heart function and slow the blood clotting process.

Now a lot of mahogany fruit sold in mahogany extract form. Mahogany efficacy could also increase breasts size and very useful to smoothen the skin.

Mahogany could also heal:

• High blood pressure (hypertension),
  
• Lack of appetite,
  
• Fever;
• Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus),
• Cold,
  
• Ekzema,
• Rheumatism

Utilization of Mahogany, parts used are seeds of mahogany which is dried and finely grounded into powder.

Usage:
Powdered mahogany seed is consumed by drinking 1 / 2 teaspoon.

Specific usage:

1. Hypertension and Low Appetite. 8 grams of freshly brewed beans with 2 cups hot water. After the temperature lowers, then the brew is filtered and divided into 2 parts. The mahogany brew is to be consumed in the morning and afternoon. We could also use 1 / 2 teaspoon of powdered mahogany added with hot water and also 1 tablespoon of honey. Drink while warm, 2-3 times a day.
2. Diabetes. 1 / 2 teaspoon of powdered mahogany seeds and 1 / 3 cup of hot water. Drink while warm, 30 minutes before eating 2-3 times a day.