The efficacy and function of jackfruit

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing traditional Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine Jackfruit.

[Other names] Ponasha, Asoba (Youyang Zazu), Nangjiajie (Compendium of Materia Medica), Ujubana, Tianpo Luo (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), Shupo Luo (Flora of Guangzhou), Cow Belly Fruit (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China).

[Source] It is the fruit of the Moraceae plant. Harvest when ripe in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Evergreen tree, 8 to 15 meters tall, with latex all over the body. Leaves are alternate; thick leathery; elliptic to obovate, 7-15 cm long, obtuse and mucronate at apex, cuneate at base, entire, leaves on young branches sometimes 3-lobed, glabrous on both sides, shiny above, slightly rough beneath; petiole 1-2.5 cm long: stipules spathe-shaped, caducous early. Flowers are unisexual and monoecious; male inflorescences are terminal or axillary, cylindrical, 5-8 cm long, 2.5 cm in diameter, with 2-lobed perianth, obtuse lobes, and 1 stamen; female inflorescences are cylindrical or oblong, born in spherical receptacles on the trunk or main branches. When mature, the aggregate fruit is 25 to 60 cm long, and the larger ones can weigh up to 20 kg. The outer skin has slightly hexagonal tumor-like protrusions. Flowering period is from February to March.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in tropical areas. It is cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places in my country.

[Chemical composition] The fruit contains fatty oil, the heartwood contains yellow pigment, and the bark contains resin and flavonoids.

[Nature and flavor] "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet and slightly sour, neutral, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Quenches thirst, relieves restlessness, sobers up, and replenishes qi."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

The above is some introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine jackfruit. Jackfruit is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.