Sukun (Artocarpus Communis)


Sukun (Artocarpus Communis)

Sukun or Breadfruit in Indonesia popular with name base on area such as Amu (Melayu), Sukun (Jawa, Bali), Sakon (Madura), Karara Bima (Flores). Sukun (Artocarpus Communis) known as Medicinal Plant, many people used Sukun (Artocarpus Communis) to treat diseases such as : Fever , Increase breast milk. 

Usage for Fever
Washing 20 grams of fresh leaves and then in chopped small, boiled for 15 minutes along with 2 cups water. After after a cold, drink boiled water had become two cups and drink morning and evening. 

Usage for Increase Breast Milk
Washing 20 grams of fresh leaves and then in chopped small, boiled for 15 minutes along with 2 cups water. After after a cold, drink boiled water had become two cups and drink morning and evening. 

Sukun (Artocarpus Communis)

Artocarpus altilis, Breadfruit at Tortuguero, Costa Rica

The scientific classification of Sukun:
Kingdom:     Plantae
(unranked):     Angiosperms
(unranked):     Eudicots
(unranked):     Rosids
Order:     Rosales
Family:     Moraceae
Tribe:     Artocarpeae
Genus:     Artocarpus
Species:     A. altilis
Binomial name:
Artocarpus altilis
(Parkinson) Fosberg

Synonyms:
    Artocarpus altilis var. non-seminiferus (Duss) Fournet)
    Artocarpus altilis var. seminiferus (Duss) Fournet
    Artocarpus communis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
    Artocarpus incisifolius Stokes [Illegitimate]
    Artocarpus incisus (Thunb.) L.f.
    Artocarpus incisus var. non-seminiferus Duss
    Artocarpus incisus var. seminiferus Duss
    Artocarpus laevis Hassk.
    Artocarpus papuanus Diels [Illegitimate]
    Artocarpus rima Blanco
    Radermachia incisa Thunb. [Unplaced]
    Saccus laevis Kuntze
    Sitodium altile Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn


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