Breadfruit

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Trinidad, Tonga, Haiti, Fiji, Brazil, Dominican Republic

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Boil, Burn, Diabetes

Science studied: ARTOCARPIN, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Moraceae

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis

Common names: Breadfruit, 'ulu, Arbol de pan, Arbre del pa, Arbre à pain, Artocarpe incisé, Borka, Breadfruit Tree, Breadnut, Bredfruit, Broodboom, Broodvrucht, Brotfruchtbaum, Brödfruktträd, Brødfrugttræ, Brødfrukt

History

The source record documents this plant in Trinidad, Tonga, Haiti, Fiji, Brazil, Dominican Republic.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Boil
• Burn
• Diabetes
• Fracture
• Hypertension
• Oliguria
• Rheumatism

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Trinidad
• Tonga
• Haiti
• Fiji
• Brazil
• Dominican Republic

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Boil
• Burn
• Diabetes
• Fracture
• Hypertension
• Oliguria
• Rheumatism
• Sore
• Tumor
• Gout
• Laxative

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Tablet Compression and Performance of <i>Artocarpus altilis</i> as a Starch-Rich Natural-Source Excipient with Different APIs. · 2026 source ↗
• Artochalcone-A Geranylated Dihydrochalcone from Male Inflorescences of <i>Artocarpus altilis</i> (Breadfruit) with Potent Anti-Tyrosinase Activity. · 2026 source ↗
• Morphological variation and genetic diversity of breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg] in Vanuatu · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARTOCARPIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• COPPER
• FAT
• FIBER
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• MAGNESIUM
• METHIONINE
• NIACIN
• PANTOTHENIC-ACID
• PHENYLALANINE
• RIBOFLAVIN
• SODIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.