Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit - හෙරලි / කොස් / වරකා / වැල

Name of the plant : Artocarpus heterophyllus
Family : Moraceae
Other names : Jack fruit - හෙරලි / කොස් / වරකා / වැල / herali / kos / waraka / wela / polos

ASSAMESE: Konthal, Konto phol, Kontok phol, Kontoki.
BENGALI: Kathal.
CHINESE: Shu bo luo, Niu du zi guo, Bo luo mi, Mu bo luo.
DANISH: Jackfrugttrae.
DUTCH: Nangka.
FRENCH: Jacquier.
GERMAN: Indischer Brotfruchtbaum, Jackfrucht, Jackfruchtbaum.
GUJARATI: Phannasa.
HINDI: Cakki, Katahal, Kathal, Kanthal.
ITALIAN: Falso albero del pane.
JAPANESE: Nagami pannoki, Paramitsu.
KANNADA: Halasina hannu, Halasu, Panasero.
KHMER: Khnor.
KOREAN: Baramil
LAOTIAN: Mai mi, Mak mi, Mi.
MALAY: Nangka (Indonesia, Bali), Nangka bubor, Keledang (Timor).
MALAYALAM: Chakka.
MARATHI: Phanas.
NEPALESE: Rukh kutaherr.
ORIYA: Panasa.
PERSIAN: Derakhte nan.
PORTUGUESE: Jaca.
SANSKRIT: Panasah, Panasam.
SINHALESE: Jak, Kos.
SPANISH: Arbol del pan, Fruta del pobre, Jaca, Jaka, Jaqueiro.
SWAHILI: Fenesi.
SWEDISH: Jacktrad.
TAMIL: Palaa, Palavu.
THAI: Khanun, Makmee, Maak laang.
VIETNAMESE: Mit.
Tamil Name : Madura sabalam / பலாப்பழம் / Pallappalam / Palasu / Pila
Hindi Name : Chakki / Kotal / Panasa
Sanstric Name : Kantaphala
Synonyms : Apushpa /Ashaya / Athibrhatphala / Champakalu / Panasa / Rasala / Kosha

Morphology : Alarge evergreen tree, glamorous except the young shoots , bark red brown , contain a milky latex , Leaves are simple, alternate and 10- 20 cm long , elliptic or obovate , dark green. Flowers are unsexual and monoecious. Fruit are large ,globose or cylindrical 30 - 75 cm long & large and freshly. Seeds are pendulous, large, oblong, exalbuminos and tasta. Flowers from October - January. there is two type of jack fruit Wala and Waraka

Chemical constituents : fruit contain high carbohydrate and seeds are starch , wood - morin crystalline compound pulp of the fruit - vitamin C / B12

Properties :

Rasa - Madura ,Kashaya

Guna - Guru , Singhda

Veerya - sheeta

Vipaaka - Madura

Pharmacological action - shothohara, vruna , paachana , raktasthambaka , vrnhana, carminative, Balajaaraka

Use part -fruit / leaves / seeds / roots / pulp of fruit

Therapeutic uses of jack fruit are Dysentery , Asthma,Skin disease,Vaajikarana, muthra roga and deodinal disease.