Mango
General poisoning notes:
Mango (Mangifera indica) is a tropical fruit that is seasonally available in Canadian food stores. The skin of the fruit and the petiole, by which the fruit is attached to the stem, contain oleoresins. These chemicals are cross-reactive to the catechols contained in poison-ivy plants and in other members of Rhusspecies that cause dermatitis. Humans who are sensitized and develop dermatitis from these plants should be cautious about touching the skin of mangoes. The shells of cashews (Anacardium occidentale) are also cross-reactive with catechols of Rhus species. However, cashews shells are removed before the nuts are sold in Canada (Kingsbury 1964, Geller 1989).
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Mangifera indica L.
Vernacular name(s): mango
Scientific family name: Anacardiaceae
Vernacular family name: cashew
Mangifera indica L.
Geographic Information
Plant or plant parts used in or around the home.
Notes on Poisonous plant parts:
The skin of the fruit and the petiole, by which the fruit is attached to the stem, contain oleoresins (Geller 1989).
Toxic parts:
Skin of fruit.
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
The oleoresins of the fruit peel (skin) of mango are cross-reactive with the catechols of poison-ivy, Rhus spp. (Geller 1989).
Toxic plant chemicals:
oleoresin
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993) contained no detailed explanation.
Humans
General symptoms of poisoning:
Blisters, weeping, erythema.
