Artocarpus lacucha
| Artocarpus lacucha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Artocarpeae |
| Genus: | Artocarpus |
| Species: | A. lacucha |
| Binomial name | |
| Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham. | |
Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit,[1] or Monkey Jack[1] or Barhar(Hindi:बरहङ) is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[2] The tree is valued for its wood; its fruit is edible and is believed to have medicinal value.[3]
The stilbenoid oxyresveratrol can be isolated from the heartwood of A. lakoocha[4] as well as in Puag Haad, the light brown powder obtained from the aqueous extract of the wood chips of A. lakoocha Roxb by boiling, then slow evaporation, followed by cooling. This traditional drug is effective against the intestinal fluke Haplorchis taichui[5] or against taeniasis.[6]
This tree is mentioned in the Arthashastra.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Pankaj Oudhia, Robert E. Paull. Monkey Jack Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb., Moraceae p485-487.Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts - 2008, J. Janick and R. E. Paull -editors, CABI, Wallingford, United Kingdom
- ↑ Lakoocha: A Multipurpose Tree of Warm Climate
- ↑ Maneechai, S; Likhitwitayawuid, K; Sritularak, B; Palanuvej, C; Ruangrungsi, N; Sirisa-Ard, P (2009). "Quantitative analysis of oxyresveratrol content in Artocarpus lakoocha and 'Puag-Haad'". Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre 18 (3): 223–7. doi:10.1159/000204354. PMID 19349726.
- ↑ Wongsawad, C; Wongsawad, P; Luangphai, P; Kumchoo, K (2005). "In vitro effects of aqueous extract from Artocarpus takoocha Roxb on tegumental surface of Haplorchis taichui" (PDF). The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 36 Suppl 4: 112–6. PMID 16438193.
- ↑ Charoenlarp, P; Radomyos, P; Bunnag, D (1989). "The optimum dose of Puag-Haad in the treatment of taeniasis". Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet 72 (2): 71–3. PMID 2738489. INIST:7273462.
- ↑ Arthashastra/Book XIII
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