Abstract

ARTOCARPUS HIRSUTUS: A REVIEW OF ITS TRADITIONAL USES, PHARMACOGNOSTICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES.

Suma V. K.* and Revikumar K. G.

ABSTRACT

The term of medicinal plants include a various types of plants used in herbalism and some of these plants have a medicinal activities. These medicinal plants consider as a rich resources of ingredients which can be used in drug development and synthesis. Artocarpus hirsutus, belongs to the Moraceae family is a tall evergreen tree, generally 20- 25 m in height and up to 5 m in girth, fruits are edible, bright yellow, ovoid or globosem covered with spines, seeds ovoid and white. Artocarpus hirsutus has many medicinal uses. This species are known to possess potential phytochemicals and high nutritional value. This review compiles traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological data on Artocarpus hirsutus species. Artocarpus species are rich in phenolic compounds including flavonoids, stilbenoids, arylbenzofurons and Jacalin, a lectin. The study was carried out to assess the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective and Antiinflammatory activities of Artocarpus Hirsutus.

Keywords: Artocarpus hirsutus, Wild jack, flavonoids, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective.