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Review ArticlePharmacognosy ReviewsVol. 3 | Issue 6 | 2009 | pp. 353–358Open access
Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview
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Published in Pharmacognosy Reviews
Correspondence: Rajiv Gupta
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Lucknow 227 105, U.P, INDIA.
Email: bbdcognosy@rediffmail.com
Copyright: © 2009 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jul 29, 2009
How to cite
Prakash, O., Kumar, R., Mishra, A., & Gupta, R. (2009). Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 3(6), 353–358.
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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| Title | Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview |
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| Authors | Om Prakash; Rajesh Kumar; Anurag Mishra; Rajiv Gupta |
| Affiliations | Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Lucknow 227 105, U.P, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | bbdcognosy@rediffmail.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Reviews |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 3, Issue 6 (2009) |
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