Jackfruit Bark (Vỏ Mít)
Artocarpus lacucha
About Jackfruit Bark (Vỏ Mít)
Jackfruit Bark (Vỏ Mít) (Artocarpus lacucha) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, Skin Health, and Liver Support. The bark is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit, or Monkey Jack or barhar (Hindi:बरहङ, badahar (Nepali:बडहर, Bengali: ডেউয়া/বত্তা) is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tree is valued for its wood; its fruit is edible and is believed to have medicinal value. In Northeastern Thailand, the wood is used to make pong lang, a local traditional instrument.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist