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Maprang Seed Extract Slowed Bacteria in the Lab
Marian Plum / Maprang · มะปราง · Bouea macrophylla
Marian Plum / Maprang — มะปราง (ma-prang) — Bouea macrophylla.
Maprang — mah-prang. It looks like a tiny mango, and you eat the sweet-tart fruit. Scientists tested the single large seed in its center: in cell-culture studies, an extract from it showed antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The fruit itself is a good source of vitamin C, which your body uses to build collagen in skin, to support normal immune function, and as an antioxidant that helps protect cells. In the kitchen, Maprang Loy Kaew steeps peeled, carved plums in cold jasmine syrup over crushed ice, while Yum Maprang Sook turns ripe maprang into a savory shrimp-paste salad with shrimp and minced pork, served over jasmine rice. At Thai markets, the sweeter ma-yong-chid type sells for more than the plain sour ma-prang. Follow Longevity Biome for a new Thai plant every day.
Maprang Loy Kaew — มะปรางลอยแก้ว (ma-prang-loy-kaew)
Yum Maprang Sook — ยำมะปรางสุก (yam-ma-prang-suk)
Source: Dechsupa N et al. (2019). Maprang (Bouea macrophylla) seeds: antioxidation/anticancer/antimicrobial. Heliyon. PMID 31338468. Also Molecules (2020), PMID 32344601
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Food and nutrients
Rich in: vitamin C
Research context
Maprang seed extract showed antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in lab studies — Heliyon, 2019 (in-vitro)