💥 Artocarpus lacucha

Traditional Herbs from Artocarpus lacucha

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• Prepare the bark of the mobe stem.
• Wash it thoroughly with running water.
• Crush the material then stick it on the stomach.

What is Artocarpus lacucha Looks like??

Parts of Artocarpus lacucha that could be used

• Seed
• Bark
• Fruit
• Root

Artocarpus lacucha Distribution

Mobe is often found in forests in the Tapanuli area, North Sumatra and is used as a spice in typical Toba Batak dishes and as a preservative. This plant began to be cultivated to use its fruit for consumption. Apart from that, it has benefits as a traditional medicine, shade plant, material for making ropes, furniture and ships. The wood and roots are used as a textile dye which produces a yellow color. The results of the study show that wood core extract has the potential to whiten the skin.
Agroecology of Artocarpus lacucha
Mobe is usually found in tropical areas, at altitudes from 0-1,300 m above sea level. Likes places with well-drained soil conditions, annual temperature 22-32 °C, rainfall 1,500-3,000 mm/year, pH 5-6.5.
Morphology of Artocarpus lacucha

• The stem has rough skin, the twigs have pale brown to yellow hair like velvet.
• Single leaves, oval-elliptical, tapered tip and base, pinnate bone structure, smooth and numerous hairy surface, flat edge and stiff surface, large, long 10-30 cm, 5-15 cm wide, the upper surface is green, the lower surface is brownish.
• The flowers are small, the male flowers are yellow-orange, while the female flowers are reddish.
• The fruit is round and not regular, sweet and sour taste, green when young becomes yellow when ripe then pink, diameter 5-10 cm.
• Irregular shaped seeds, covered with thin and white skin.

Cultivation of Artocarpus lacucha

• Propagation using seeds and root cuttings.
• Root cuttings 5 ??cm long, minimum 3 buds.

Artocarpus lacucha, more details :

Chemical Content of Artocarpus lacucha
Flavonoids, phenolic acids, aryl-benzofurans, stilbenoids, phenolic derivative xanthones, tannins, glycosides, saponins, steroids/triterpenoids, artocarpine, norartocarpine, norcycloartocarpine, cycloartocarpine, resorcinol, oxyresveratrol.
Benefits of Artocarpus lacucha
Treats stomach aches, headaches, tapeworm infections, low back pain, constipation, skin diseases, antiviral, antitumor, antiinflammatory and anticancer.
Simplisia of Artocarpus lacucha

• Pick fresh and not rotten mobe leaves.
• Wash thoroughly with running water then drain.
• Slice thinly and air dry in the shade for 7 days.
• Plush the dried leaves and sift using 40 mesh sieve.
• Store simplicia in a clean, closed container at room temperature.

Another Facts for Artocarpus lacucha :

Synonym of Artocarpus lacucha
Artocarpus benghalensis Roxb. ex Wall., Artocarpus ficifolius W.T.Wang, Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb.
Habitus of Artocarpus lacucha
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 15-18 m high
Habitat of Artocarpus lacucha

• Forest