Fitoterapia. 2003 Jul; 74(5): 501-5.

Antibacterial activity of Artocarpus heterophyllus.

Khan MR, Omoloso AD, Kihara M.

Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, PMB, Lae, Papua New Guinea. rkhan@dg.com.pg

The crude methanolic extracts of the stem and root barks, stem and root heart-wood, leaves, fruits and seeds of Artocarpus heterophyllus and their subsequent partitioning with petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and butanol gave fractions that exhibited a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. The butanol fractions of the root bark and fruits were found to be the most active. None of the fractions were active against the fungi tested.