Botanical Name : Artocarpus hirsutus Lam.
Family : Moraceae
Morphology :
Medium sized tree
Leaves – simple, ovate-oblong
Fruit- cylinfrical, spinous
Its flowers are, unisexual, in axillary inflorescences and its fruits are syncarps and very sweet, changing to an orange hue when ripe. Its simple, alternate leaves will ooze latex if broken.
Action & uses :
laxative
Chemical constituents :
Artocarpin
