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Jak Fruit Tree
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English name |
Jak Fruit Tree |
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Ayurvedic name |
Kos |
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Scientific name |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
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Curative Properties |
The tender leaves of the Jak tree when minced fine and roasted with scraped coconut is a specific for insomnia. The juice of the tender fruit is mixed with coconut milk and jaggery to prepare a miraculous antidote for narcotic poisoning. The leaves are used in skin diseases and the root is used to treat diarrhoea and fever. |