Review Article | Volume: 4, Issue: 8, August, 2014

A Review on Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (breadfruit)

Mukesh S. Sikarwar,  Boey Jia Hui,  Kumutha Subramaniam,  Bavani Devi Valeisamy,  Ling Kar Yean,  and Kaveti Balaji   
Mukesh S. Sikarwar1, Boey Jia Hui2, Kumutha Subramaniam2, Bavani Devi Valeisamy2, Ling Kar Yean2, and Kaveti Balaji1

1Unit of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

2Research Student, Unit of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

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Published:  Aug 27, 2014

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2014.40818
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Abstract

Artocarpus altilis (Family: Moraceae) is commonly referred to as breadfruit as it is similar to freshly baked bread. Synonyms of Artocarpus altilis are Artocarpus communis and Artocarpus incisus. Basically Artocarpus species consists of phenolic compounds which include flavonoids, stilbenoids, arylbenzofurons and Jacalin, a lectin. Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is originated from A. camansi Blanco (bread nut) which is native to New Guinea, Moluccas (Indonesia) and the Philippines. Many on-going researches are testing the pharmacological activities of Artocarpus altilis. Some of the researches that are being carried out on this plant includes anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, sexual behavior, immunomodulatory effect, antidiabetic effect and antibacterial effect. This review will help to provide detailed information on recent researches done on this plant.


Keyword:     Artocarpus altilisIndonesiaBreadfruit.

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Mukesh S. Sikarwar, Boey Jia Hui, Kumutha Subramaniam, Bavani Devi Valeisamy, Ling Kar Yean, and Kaveti Balaji. A Review on Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (breadfruit). J App Pharm Sci, 2014; 4 (08): 091-097.

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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