[7] Mahogany wood is strong and is usually a source for furniture, musical instruments, ships, doors, coffins, decors.

[9] The fruits of mahogany can be measure to 40 cm (15.7 in) in length, in a light grey to brown capsule.

[10] A detailed mechanism of action of apoptotic inducing effect on HCT116 human cancer cell line was elucidated.

[12] Various purified compounds derived from Swietenia macrophylla were further examined and was revealed to possesses potent PPARγ binding activity which might capable of stimulating glucose uptake in muscle cells.

[13] The ethyl acetate fraction from the seeds of Swietenia macrophylla (SMEAF) was studied for anti-inflammatory properties using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV-2 microglia.

Treatment with specific inhibitors for Akt, NF-κB, p38 and ERK1/2 resulted in the attenuation of iNOS and COX-2 protein expression.

The usual dose of Swietenia Macrophylla prescribed in Malaysian folk-lore medicine is one seed per day.