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Artocarpus lacucha

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Lakoocha is a deciduous tree with a dense, spreading crown. It can grows up to 6 - 18 metres tall. The plant is valued mainly for its edible fruit, which is often gathered from the wild and also supplies medicines and various materials for local use.

Uses

Boils, Pimples, Wounds, Cuts, Skin ailments, Headache.

Parts Used

Fruit, Bark.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to 1,300 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests on limestone mountains, Evergreen forest, Semievergreen forest, Moist deciduous forest.

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References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. Cultivation

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