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Artocarpus altilis  (Parkinson) Fosberg

   

Botanical Name

:

Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

English Name

:

Breadfruit

Synonym(s)

:

Artocarpus communis J.R. & G. Forster, Artocarpus camansi Blanco

Family

:

Moraceae

 

General Info

Description

A monoecious tree, up to 30 m tall. Leaves are alternate, ovate to elliptical in outline, 20—60(—90) cm x 20—40(—50) cm, undivided when young, older ones entire or deeply pinnately cut into 5—11-pointed lobes, thick, leathery, dark green and shiny above, pale green and rough below, petiole 3—5 cm long. Inflorescences are axillary, peduncles 4—8 cm long; male ones drooping, club-shaped, 15—25 cm x 3—4 cm, spongy, yellow, flowers minute with single stamen; female ones stiffly upright, globose or cylindrical, 8—10 cm x 5—7 cm, green, flowers numerous, embedded in receptacle, calyx tubular, ovary 2-celled, style narrow, stigma 2-lobed. Fruit is a syncarp formed from the entire inflorescence, cylindrical to globose, 10—30 cm in diameter, rind yellow-green, reticulately marked with 4—6-sided faces, sometimes bearing short spines; a large central core is surrounded by numerous abortive flowers which form a pale yellow juicy pulp, the edible portion of the fruit.

Herb Effects

As astringent and purgative (roots); antimicrobial (bark and stem extract)

Links

AgroForestryTree Database
PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, linoleic acid, serine, stearic acid, tryptophan (seed); alpha-amyrin, artocarpin, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, cycloartenol, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, niacin, pantothenic acid, phenylalanine, riboflavin, thiamin, threonine, tyrosine, valine (fruit); HCN, quercetin (leaves)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Alanine 35597-43-4 2-[2-[2-amino-4-(hyd
roxy-methyl-phosphor
yl)-butanoyl]aminopr
opanoylami no]propa
noic acid
C11H22N3O6P Click Here To Enlarge
Arginine 7004-12-8 2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid
C6H14N4O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Aspartic acid 6899-03-2 2-aminobutanedioic
acid
C4H7NO4 Click Here To Enlarge
Glutamic acid Not Available 2-aminopentanedioic
acid
C5H9NO4 Click Here To Enlarge
Glycine 87867-94-5 2-aminoacetic acid C2H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Histidine 6027-02-7 2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz
ol-4-yl)propanoic
acid
C6H9N3O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Linoleic acid 8024-22-4 Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid
C18H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Serine 6898-95-9 2-amino-3-hydroxy-pr
opanoic acid
C3H7NO3 Click Here To Enlarge
Stearic acid 82497-27-6 octadecanoic acid C18H36O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Tryptophan 80206-30-0 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid
C11H12N2O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Alpha amyrin 638-95-9 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a -tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l
C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Artocarpin Not Available 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-5-hydroxy-7-meth
oxy-6-(3-methylbut-1
-enyl)-3-( 3-methyl
but-2-enyl)chromen-4
-one
C26H28O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Ascorbic Acid Not Available 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one
C6H8O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Beta Carotene 7235-40-7 3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene
C40H56 Click Here To Enlarge
Cycloartenol Not Available Not Available C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Isoleucine 319-78-8 2-amino-3-methyl-pen
tanoic acid
C6H13NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Lysine 923-27-3 2,6-diaminohexanoic
acid
C6H14N2O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Methionine 348-67-4 2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid
C5H11NO2S Click Here To Enlarge
Niacin 99148-57-9 Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid
C6H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Pantothenic acid 599-54-2 3-[(2,4-dihydroxy-3,
3-dimethyl-butanoyl)
amino]propanoic acid
C9H17NO5 Click Here To Enlarge
Phenylalanine 3617-44-5 2-amino-3-phenyl-pro
panoic acid
C9H11NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Riboflavin Not Available Not Available C17H21N4O9P Click Here To Enlarge
Thiamin 59-43-8 2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol
C12H17N4OS+ Click Here To Enlarge
Threonine 632-20-2 2-amino-3-hydroxy-bu
tanoic acid
C4H9NO3 Click Here To Enlarge
Tyrosine 556-02-5 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy
phenyl)-propanoic
acid
C9H11NO3 Click Here To Enlarge
Valine 7004-03-7 2-amino-3-methyl-but
anoic acid
C5H11NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
HCN Not available Hydrogen cyanide CHN Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Used as a remedy for skin ailments and fungal diseases such as thrush, and massaged into the skin to treat broken bones and sprains and is bandaged on the spine to relieve sciatica (latex); taken internally to treat diarrhoea, stomach-ache and dysentery (diluted latex); to treat ear infections (latex and juice from the crushed leaves); to treat liver diseases and fevers (leaves); to lower blood pressure and to relieve asthma (leaf decoction); to counteract food poisoning (chewed young leaves); rubbed on the gums around aching teeth to ease pain (toasted flowers); in treating ear oedema (flower extract); as a poultice for skin ailments (roots); to treat headache (bark).

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