Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Jackfruit tree is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of India, in present-day Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Maharashtra. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands, and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit,[7] reaching as much as 80 pounds (36 kg) in weight and up to 36 inches (90 cm) long and 20 inches (50 cm) in diameter.
The flesh of the jackfruit is starchy and fibrous, and is a source of dietary fibre. The flavor is similar to a tart banana. In Kerala, two varieties of jackfruit predominate: varikka and koozha. Varikka has slightly hard inner flesh when ripe, while the inner flesh of the ripe koozha fruit is very soft and almost dissolving.
The Jackfruit tree is the medicine, for the pain due to the bite of the centepede, is prepared from the stem of the leaves of the Jackfruit tree.