Breadfruit Leaf
Artocarpus altilis
About Breadfruit Leaf
Breadfruit Leaf (Artocarpus altilis) is a herb used in the Caribbean Folk Medicine tradition to help with High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Kidney Support, and Liver Support. The leaves are the part 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