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''Artocarpus lacucha'', also known as monkey fruit,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy )〕 or Monkey Jack〔 or Barhar(Hindi:बरहङ) is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.〔Pankaj Oudhia, Robert E. Paull. Monkey Jack Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb., Moraceae p485-487.Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts - 2008, J. Janick and R. E. Paull -editors, CABI, Wallingford, United Kingdom〕 The tree is valued for its wood; its fruit is edible and is believed to have medicinal value.〔(Lakoocha: A Multipurpose Tree of Warm Climate )〕 The stilbenoid oxyresveratrol can be isolated from the heartwood of ''A. lakoocha'' as well as in ''Puag Haad'', the light brown powder obtained from the aqueous extract of the wood chips of A. lakoocha Roxb by boiling, then slow evaporation, followed by cooling. This traditional drug is effective against the intestinal fluke ''Haplorchis taichui'' or against taeniasis. This tree is mentioned in the Arthashastra.〔Arthashastra/Book XIII〕 ==See also== *Barharwa: A town in India named after the hindi word for Artocarpus lacucha(Barhar) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artocarpus lacucha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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