Most species of artocarpus are restricted to southeast asia. Pdf artocarpus lakoocha moraceae is a widely used medicinal plant by tribals of jharkhand, india for the treatment of many diseases. Moracea is a large family comprising about sixty genera and nearly 1400 species, including important group such as artocarpus, morus, and ficus. Screening of selected biological activities of artocarpus lakoocha roxb moraceae fruit pericarp. Research article open access general characteristics and. Using insecticides of plant origin to interrupt the life cycle, vector borne diseases can be controlled. Taxonomic notes on the mahat artocarpus lacucha and a. Flora indica informs natives eat the fruit and also eat the male spadix in their curries. The edible fruit pulp is believed to act as a tonic for the liver. Pdf nutritional value and medicinal uses of monkey jack fruit. Media in category artocarpus lakoochathe following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. The stilbenoid oxyresveratrol can be isolated from the heartwood of a.
A large tree up to 20 m tall, with a dense spreading crown. Artocarpus lakoocha, mahaad, oxyresveratrol, tlcdensitometry, validated method download full paper pdf file size. Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit, or monkey jack or barhar hindi, badahar nepali or dewa assamese. The artocarpus lakoocha extract was the most effective agent giving the shortest onset of significant whitening effect after 4 weeks of application p pdf available in bangladesh journal of pharmacology 1. Artocarpus yunnanensis hu artocarpus vrieseanus papillosus f. Greek karpos, fruit, hence breadfruit, artocarpus altilis. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in artocarpus lakoocha. The generic name artocarpus comes from the greek words artos bread and karpos fruit and many species and varieties produce fruits which are eaten by humans orwa et al. Medicinal values of artocarpus lakoocha in several studies it revealed that a. Elliptic leaves, on 23 cm long stalks, are densely covered with yellow bristles. In thailand, the plant is called mahaad, and a dried. Antimicrobial activity of ethanolic and methanolic extract.
A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Raw fruits and male flower spike acidic and astringent are utilized in. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Anticandidal and antibiofilm activity of artocarpus. Mahat is a wellknown medicinal plant utilized in thailand.
The genus artocarpus includes 61 species native to the indian subcontinent, southeast asia, and australasia kochummen, 2000. Original article anticandidal and antibiofilm activity of artocarpus lakoocha extract sukunlaya senapong1, jindaporn puripattanavong2, and rawee teanpaisan1 1 common oral diseases and epidemiology research center, department of stomatology, faculty of dentistry, 2 department of pharmacognosy and pharmaceutical botany, faculty of pharmaceutical sciences. In vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase ache and butyrylcholinesterase bche inhibitory activities of the artocarpus lakoocha rootbark extracts revealed interesting results. Artocarpus dadah, artocarpus lakoocha greek artos, bread. Branchlets are 36 mm thick, densely covered with stiff pale brown to yellow velvety hairs. Artocarpus lakoocha roxb moraceae is cultivated in uttar pradesh, bengal, khasi hills and western ghats. Artocarpus lakoocha is a valuable tree species native to india and used for fruit, furniture, timber, and feed. How artocarpus lakoocha is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of southeast asian and pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, moraceae. Artocarpus plants as a potential source of skin whitening agents. The thai name mahat has been used in many scientific articles for years. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Flavonoid and stilbenoid production in callus cultures of artocarpus lakoocha.
Artocarpus altilis, commonly known as breadfruit, is a tropical to subtropical evergreen tree of the mulberry family that typically grows with a spreading crown to 3050 less frequently to 80 tall. Artocarpus lakoocha international science community association. Bioassayguided fractionation resulted in the isolation of two new 1 and 2 and six known 2arylbenzofurans 38, along with one stilbenoid 9 and one flavonoid 10. Artocarpus altilis plant finder missouri botanical garden. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bark dark brown, exfoliating in small round woody plate, inside reddish, softly fibrous with faint streaks of white latex, copious milkly latex. Flavonoids with antihsv activity from the root bark of artocarpus lakoocha. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
May pacucha referred to as or include habit, defined as the characteristic mode of growth or occurrence associated to its environment, particularly for plants. Thirtynine patients with tapeworm infection were treated with five grams of crude aqueous extract of artocarpus lakoocha wood, puag. Quantitative analysis of oxyresveratrol content in. Leaves are large, 2530 cm long, 1520 cm wide, sometimes pinnately lobed, base wedgeshaped, tip blunt. Objectives of the present study were to determine antibacterial, antioxidant, anthelmintic and insecticidal efficacy of methanol extract of a. If fruits are available the distinction is easier, artocarpus scortechinii does not have the shaggy fruits that artocarpus elasticus has. Pharmacognostical and larvicidal evaluation of artocarpus lakoocha. Additionally, both species are complex due to their high morphological variation. Department of pharmaceutics, national college of pharmacy, manassery, calicut abstract. Yellow, 24 velvety skinned fruit related to the jackfruit. There is another similar species artocarpus scortechinii with similar character except the leaves are slightly smaller, making it possible to confuse these two species in the field. Nutritional value and medicinal uses of monkey jack fruit.
The developed tlc densitometric method was simple accurate and precise, which could be used for quantitative analysis of oxyresveratrol content in a. This page was last edited on 7 october 2014, at 10. Names of artocarpus lakoocha in various languages of the world are also given. Effectiveness of artocarpus lakoocha extract, poloxamer 407, on enterococcus faecalis in vitro. This tree grows in both seeded and seedless forms, with the commonly marketed. Breadfruit or artocarpus altilis, is an indonesian native plant traditionally used for the treatment of various disease including inflammatoryrelated diseases such as arthritis, tumors, pain, gastritis and atherosclerosis. Phytochemical investigation and anti spermatogenic potential volume. Saccus mollis kuntze saccus lakoocha kuntze saccus dadah kuntze saccus cumingianus trec. Screening of selected biological activities of artocarpus.
A large deciduous tree with spreading crown about 20 m in height. Phytochemical studies of artocarpus gomezianus wall. Artocarpus lacucha in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. There are some pharmacological activities has been found into plant and these are antiinflammatory, antiviral, anticancer and antihiv properties 17. However, it is, unpredictably, a homonym of two scientific names in flora of thailand, i.
The fruits are used in place of tamarind in the lower and higher middle altitudes of central western ghats. Scientific evidence regarding the antiinflammatory effect of. Monkey jack, artocarpus lakoocha, food value, medicinal value, uses. Article info abstract received 151020 artocarpus lakoocha moraceae is a widely used medicinal plant by tribals of jharkhand, revised 051120. Only this pdf states that maadaar artocarpus lakoocha roxb. Artocarpus camansi seeded breadfruit, breadnut artocarpus dadah green tampang. Recently i have noticed that almeidas flora appears to be more descriptive and there are certain differences between it. Leaves are about inch long, broadly oblong, coriaceous, rough above and soft. Find support for a specific problem on the support section of our website. The plant is an evergreen, tall and valuable timber yielding tree.
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