Bangladesh:Artocarpus

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Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

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Tanai-phang (Chak - -)

name	Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Local Name	Tanai-phang
Tribe (Info)	Chak
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Seed
Ailment	Cancer. The seeds are fried and eaten or just cooked and taken as vegetable for an extensive period.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

Local name: Kanthal, Bengali name: Kanthal, English name: Jackfruit (- - Noakhali)

name	Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Local Name	Local name: Kanthal, Bengali name: Kanthal, English name: Jackfruit
Tribe (Info)	-
Village	-
District ( Map)	Noakhali
Part(s) Used	Leaf, root, fruit, seed
Ailment	Unripe fruit is carminative and tonic; ripe fruits are nutritious and laxative; seeds are diuretic. Leaf ash is useful in healing ulcers. Young leaves and roots are useful in skin disease, asthma, and diarrhea.
Procurement	Sanuara Begum, Amanullahpur, Noakhali
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

Pain-ne-pong (Rakhain - -)

name	Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Local Name	Pain-ne-pong
Tribe (Info)	Rakhain
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Fruit, seed, bark, leaf
Ailment	Sex stimulant, fever, lung disorders, blood poisoning, scabies, itches. Fruits and seeds are taken as sex stimulant as well as for fever. Bark juice is taken with rice for lung disorders and respiratory problems. Leaf juice is applied to scabies and itches. 2-3 handfuls of leaves are boiled in two glasses of water. One glass of the decoction is taken with a little sugar for fevers. The decoction is also applied to scabies and itches.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.