Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview

Pharmacognosy Reviews,2009,3,6,353-358.
Published:July 2009
Type:Review Article
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Om Prakash, Rajesh Kumar, Anurag Mishra, Rajiv Gupta*

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Lucknow-227105, U.P, India

Abstract:

Artocarpus heterophyllus (Syn. Kathal) belonging to family Moraceae is an integral part of common Indian diet and is freely available in Indian and adjoining continents, its medicinal properties are also mentioned in Ayurveda. The plant is reported to possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Artocarpus heterophyllus is an important source of compounds like morin, dihydromorin, cynomacurin, artocarpin, isoartocarpin, cyloartocarpin, artocarpesin, oxydihydroartocarpesin, artocarpetin, norartocarpetin, cycloartinone, betulinic acid, artocarpanone and heterophylol which are useful in fever, boils, wounds, skin diseases, convulsions, diuretic, constipation, ophthalmic disorders and snake bite etc.

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O. Prakash, Kumar, R. , Mishra, A. , and Gupta, R. , Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview, Pharmacognosy Reviews, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 353-358, 2009.