Breadfruit (Afon)
Artocarpus altilis
About Breadfruit (Afon)
Breadfruit (Afon) (Artocarpus altilis) is a herb used in the Yoruba & West African Medicine tradition to help with High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Liver Support, and Kidney Support. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) originating in the South Pacific and eventually spreading to the rest of Oceania. British and French navigators introduced a few Polynesian seedless varieties to Caribbean islands during the late 18th century, and today it is grown in some 90 countries throughout South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, Central America and Africa. Its name is derived from the...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist