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    Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview

    Om Prakash1, Rajesh Kumar1, Anurag Mishra1, Rajiv Gupta1★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Lucknow 227 105, U.P, INDIA.

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    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.

    bbdcognosy@rediffmail.com

    Volume 3, Issue 6 · pp. 353–358 · PUBLISHED · DOI:

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    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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      Prakash, O., Kumar, R., Mishra, A., & Gupta, R. (). Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An Overview. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 3(6), 353–358.