Scientific evidence regarding the antiinflammatory effect of a. Jackfruit and its many functional components as related to human. The rind composed of hexagonal, conical carpal apices elevitch et al. The development of technology causes most of textile industries in indonesia prefer to use synthetic dyes in the fabric dyeing process. A plant of the humid lowland tropics, growing best at an elevation below 1,000 metres, with a mean annual temperature in the range 24 28c, a mean max temperature of 32 35c, a mean minimum temperature of 16 20c, and a mean annual rainfall in the range 900 4,000mm evenly distributed through the year. On the other hand, methanolic extract of artocarpus heterophyllus against hela and mcf7 show insignificant. Jackfruit, artocarpus heterophyllus description the tree is handsome and stately, 30 to 70 ft 921 m tall, with evergreen, alternate, glossy, somewhat leathery leaves to 9 in 22. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. Artocarpus integrifolia artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Jackfruit, jakfruit, jaca, nangka jackfruit is an evergreen tree native to india and the malay peninsula. Hot water extract of mature jack leaves artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Artocarpus synonyms, artocarpus pronunciation, artocarpus translation, english dictionary definition of artocarpus. Artocarpus species, jackfruit, jack fruit artocarpus heterophyllus by evert jan 25, 2002 7. Synonyms for artocarpus heterophyllus in free thesaurus.
Jackfruit is the largest treeborne fruit in the world which can weigh from a mere 3 kilograms to 36 kilograms. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit pfaf plant database. The common name jackfruit is derived from malyalam word jaca. Kathal belonging to family moraceae is an integral part of common indian diet and is freely available in indian. Artocarpus heterophyllus, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, cytotoxicity. Effect of lectin from artocarpus heterophyllus seed on. Moraceae, and its very close relative the chempedak, artocarpus integer thunb. Artocarpus heterophyllus east indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds jackfruit, jackfruit tree jak, jackfruit, jack. Artocarpus heterophyllus an overview sciencedirect topics. Kathal belonging to family moraceae is an integral part of common indian diet and is freely available in. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Artocarpus heterophyllus definition of artocarpus heterophyllus by the free dictionary. General information about artocarpus heterophyllus abfhe india. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit is a latex producing plant.
The tree is reportedly native to the rainforests of malaysia and the. Phytochemical screening was done by using water and methanol extracts of leaf and bark of both the plants. Artocarpus heterophyllus, flavonoids, hypoglycaemic, rats. Pdf morphological and physiological response of artocarpus. Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of southeast asian and pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, moraceae. The fruit bears seed that represents 1518% of the fruit weight. The largest treeborne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. Utilization of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Index termsartocarpus heterophyllus, jacalin, crude protein, cytotoxicity, cancer cell, mcf7, h1299. Antibacterial effect of artocarpus heterophyllus and artocarpus communis in leaf and bark were studied against bacillus subtilis and pseudomonas fluorescence. Artocarpus heterophyllus, artocarpus integrifolius family. Edible bulbs of ripe jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. The % inhibition is increasing with increase in the conc.
Study on the antiinflammatory activity of artocarpus. Breadnut artocarpus camansi is native to new guinea and possibly parts of indonesia and the philippines. Among the jackfruit accessions, the similarity coefficient ranged from 0. Apparently, pacific islanders did not carry breadnut on their early voyages, and it is currently not commonly grown in the pacific other than on its native islands. This species is one of the most common trees planted in agroforestry systems in the pacific islands, but it is also an important starchy staple crop in oceania, india, africa, and the west indies orwa et al. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the leaf contains the phenols quercetin and camphorol, plus gamma. 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. About 50% of fruit, composed of rind and unfertilized floral parts, which are also rich in jackfruit flavor, are usually discarded as waste, because they are fibrous.
Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit, jakfruit, jaca, nangka. Phytochemical analysis, antimicrobial and antioxidant. Acrocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit cm 1216 in in length but sometimes up to 90 cm 35 in. The seed contains around 55% moisture and is a good source of starch and protein. Jacalin is a plant lectin from artocarpus heterophyllus seed, is a tetrameric twochain lectin with molecule structure weight is 66kda. Three phenolic compounds from fruits were characterized as artocarpesin 5,7,2. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit question number question answer score 1. Artocarpus heterophyllus grows rapidly in early years, up to 1. The bole, which is usually up to 80cm in diameter but can reach 200cm, is usually unbuttressed, but can sometimes have small buttresses. The jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus, also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family. Popenoe w 1974 manual of tropical and subtropical fruits. Artocarpus heterophyllus world agroforestry centre. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes.
It is best noted for bearing the largest fruits of any tree in the world. Most species of artocarpus are restricted to southeast asia. It is the wild, ancestral form of breadfruit artocarpus altilis. The crude protein contains total protein, thus the purification process is necessary in order to purify the crude seed and recover the purified lectin or jacalin. The starchy seeds of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam.
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. Characterization of antiproliferative activity constituents from artocarpus heterophyllus. It is widely distributed in uganda, both cultivated and wild, and a popular food item. Antimicrobial effect was then compared with standard as antibiotic ampicillin. Chemical, morphological and functional properties of brazilian jackfruit artocarpus. Moraceae jackfruit, jakfruit, langka, nangka, jaca origin. Wound healing properties of artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Artocarpus heterophyllus, commonly called jackfruit, is a tropical to subtropical evergreen tree that is native from india to malaya peninsula. Of the family moraceae it is cultivated in florida as a novelty for its very large up to 80 pounds treeborn fruit. Phytochemical and antibacterial activity of artocarpus.
The full text of this article is available as a pdf 278k. The generic name artocarpus is derived from two greek words artos meaning bread and karpos meaning fruit synonyms. The heavy fruit is borne primarily on the trunk and interior part of main branches. It looks looks like a giant dinosaur egg with short, thorny spines on it, up to 3 ft long. Artocarpus heterophyllus, artocarpus integrifolius.
Pdf artocarpus heterphylus lam, which is commonly known as jackfruit is. Jackfruit has multiple fruit syncarp with a green to yellow brown rind. Its origin is in the region between the western ghats of southern india and the rainforests of malaysia the jack tree is wellsuited to tropical lowlands, and it bears the largest fruit of all trees, reaching as much as 55 kg 120 lb in weight, 90 cm. Artocarpus heterophyllus grows as an evergreen tree that has a relatively short trunk with a dense treetop. Introduction a moraceae family member artocarpus heterophyllus lam, well known as jackfruit, is an age old plant.
It easily reaches heights of 10 to 20 meters and trunk diameters of 30 to 80 centimeters. Potential of artocarpus heterophyllus seed powder in the. It forms forest associations with homesteads leuschn er and khaleque 1987, toparkngarm 1990, tropical rain forests, dry evergreen forests, and the montane vegetation of mountain groups gunasena 1993. Artocarpus heterophyllus showed the doseeffect corelation with maximum linearity in case of a549 of the four cell lines at value being 0. Artocarpus brasiliensis gomez artocarpus maxima blanco artocarpus philippensis lam. Introduced in sri lanka, bangladesh to indochina, china, malesia, central africa, caribbean, south america peru to brazil. Evaluation of the nutritive value of jackseed artocarpus. It is a large, straighttrunked, somewhat stately tree that typically grows 3070 sometimes to 90 tall. Artocarpus definition of artocarpus by the free dictionary. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties.
Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus is one of the most sig. Nutritional and health benefits of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. The possible replacement value of jackseed meal jsm for maize in chick diets was evaluated in. Cytotoxic activity of methanolic extract of artocarpus. Vernacular names edit wikidata artocarpus heterophyllus. Jackfruit has been cultivated since prehistoric times and has naturalized itself in many parts. Artocarpus heterophyllus is the most widespread species of the genus. Articles from ancient science of life are provided here courtesy of wolters kluwer medknow. The plant is reported to possess antibacterial, antiinflammatory. Plant details information about artocarpus heterophyllus.
The artocarpus heterophyllus believed to originate from the rain forests of the western ghats of india is the largest treeborn fruit in the world. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. A very important multipurpose tree with a wide range of uses, it is particularly valued for its fruit. The jackfruit, artocarpus integrifolia also known as a. Pdf nutritional and health benefits of jackfruit artocarpus. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any.
Onestep synthesis of highlybiocompatible spherical gold nanoparticles using artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Studies involving jackfruit tree artocarpus heterophyllus lam. A simple procedure for extracting a lectin from the seeds of the jackfruit, artocarpus integrifolia, is described. Charu lata mahanta, dipankar kalita, in processing and impact on active components in food, 2015. Artocarpus heterophyllus lam is a large evergreen tree cultivated throughout southeast asia for its fruits. Descriptors for jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus related files pdf free file avaible 425 kb. Artocarpus heterophyllus is an evergreen tree growing to 15 m 49ft by 15 m 49ft at a fast rate.
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