JAMAICA HERB: Breadfruit Tree, leaves, sap, fruit

BREADFRUIT TREE (scientif name: Artocarpus Altilis)
The breadfruit tree has a wide range of uses.The fruit itself is consumed in a number of ways.
Both the leaves and the sap which runs from the tree is used for various puposes, medicinal and otherwise:

a) The tea of breadfruit leaves contain camphoral, is used to lower blood pressure and treat diabetes.
b) The sap is applied to contagious skin ailments to prevent their spreading and promote healing.
c)The sap can also be boiled to form a rubbery substance that is used to dress wounds.

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