Artocarpus HETEROPHYLLUS Lamk.
| Synonym : | Artocarpus brasiliensis Ortega Artocarpus maximus Blanco Artocarpus philippensis Lam |
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| Bangla Name : | Kanthal, Kathal. ,Penieh (Mogh), Teprong (Garo). |
| English Name : | Jaca Tree, Jack-fruit, Jack Wood |
| Family : | Urticaceae |
| Disease : | Skin, diarrhea, astringent, carminative, tonic, laxative, oleagenous, tonic, fattening, aphrodisiac and diarrhoea. |
| Description : | A medium-sized to large evergreen tree, with rather short trunk and large, dense, rounded crown. Leaves 10-20 cm long, elliptic, entire, thickly coriaceous. Flower heads embraced by spathaceous, deciduous, stipular sheaths, male cylindric, 5-15 cm long. Fruits large, 30-75 cm long, round to oblong, tubercled. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated all over Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain acetylcholine, cycloartenone, cycloartenol and ?-sitosterol. Bark contains tannin, flavonoids, cycloheterophyllin and its isomer derivatives, cycloartenol, cycloartenyl acetate, cycloartenone and related compounds. Latex contains a crystall |
| Uses : | Skin, diarrhea, astringent, carminative, tonic, laxative, oleagenous, tonic, fattening, aphrodisiac and diarrhoea. |
| Habit : | Tree |