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'''Panasa''' is  a very important multipurpose tree. It is particularly valued for its fruit. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions, especially southeast Asia and Brazil.  
 
'''Panasa''' is  a very important multipurpose tree. It is particularly valued for its fruit. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions, especially southeast Asia and Brazil.  
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Bleeding}}
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==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Heartwood}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Artocarpus heterophyllus contains the present review reveals that Artocarpus heterophyllus is a Chemically and Pharmacologically studied tree having diverse secondary metabolites present in its fruits and seeds such as Phenolics, Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Steroids, Glycosides, Saponins, Alkaloids and Tannins. Thus Jackfruit is considered to be a functionally, Nutritionally and Medicinally important fruit in all respects<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Spikes|Greenish yellow|1|Male from young branches, catkin narrow-cylindric; perianth 2-lobed, puberulous; stamen 1. Flowering from February to June}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|Sorosis|30-45 x 20-25 cm||Oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy|Seeds 10-12 x 8-10 mm, elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy.}}
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{{Fruit|Sorosis|30-45 x 20-25 cm||Oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy|Seeds 10-12 x 8-10 mm, elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy|Fruiting from February to June}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/05/24/jackfruit-uses/ Uses]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Artocarpus+heterophyllus Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Artocarpus+heterophyllus Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1253, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activities of different parts of Artocarpus heterophyllus - A review on current status of knowledge</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 15 October 2023

Panasa, Artocarpus heterophyllus

Panasa is a very important multipurpose tree. It is particularly valued for its fruit. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions, especially southeast Asia and Brazil.

Uses

Wound healing, Inflammation, Skin diseases, Ulcers, Bleeding[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Leaf, Heartwood, Seeds, Root, Stem[2]

Chemical Composition

Artocarpus heterophyllus contains the present review reveals that Artocarpus heterophyllus is a Chemically and Pharmacologically studied tree having diverse secondary metabolites present in its fruits and seeds such as Phenolics, Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Steroids, Glycosides, Saponins, Alkaloids and Tannins. Thus Jackfruit is considered to be a functionally, Nutritionally and Medicinally important fruit in all respects[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Halasina hannu
Hindi Kathal
Malayalam Plavu, Chakka
Tamil Palamaram
Telugu Panasa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Apuspaphala, Kantakiphala, Panasa
English Jackfruit

[4]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Pitta, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate 8-23 x 3-13 cm, obovate, obovate-oblong, or elliptic-ovate, apex acute or obtuse, base acute, round or cuneate, margin entire, glabrous and shining above and scabrous beneath.

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Spikes Greenish yellow 1 Male from young branches, catkin narrow-cylindric; perianth 2-lobed, puberulous; stamen 1. Flowering from February to June

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Sorosis 30-45 x 20-25 cm Oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy Seeds 10-12 x 8-10 mm, elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy Fruiting from February to June

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Under suitable conditions, germination begins within 10 days, and 80-100% germination is achieved within 35-40 days after sowing.[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Individual fruits

  • Fruits on tree

  • Leaves

  • Male flower

  • Artocarpus heterophyllus 15.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1253, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activities of different parts of Artocarpus heterophyllus - A review on current status of knowledge
  4. ↑ Vernacular names
  5. ↑ Botonic description
  6. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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