Health benefits and Future prospects of Artocarpus heterophyllus

Abstract

Artocarpusheterophyllus, the largest fruit bearing tree in the world, has been used for several decades in traditional medicine due to its medicinal properties. Traditional uses of parts of A. heterophyllus are numerableand are used extensively to treat various ailments. The multi-dimensional medicinal uses of A. heterophyllusopen up scope for its use as multi-target drug to suppress disease symptoms and as an approach for an effective treatment measure.