Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 10

Ethnomedicinal Significance, Phytochemical Profile, and Therapeutic Potentials of Artocarpus chama (Chapalish): A Review

  • Author:
  • Sadia Afrin1, Tamanna Sultana1, Masud Rana2, Mizanur Rahman3, Akayed Hasan4, Ali Mohamod Wasaf Hasan5, Mohammad Chand Jamali6, Shafayatun Nahar Tinu7, Lama Mustafa Al-Tarawneh8, Urazbaeva Abdullaevna Dilbar9, Nikolaus Syrmos10, Rezwan Ahmed Mahedi11,*, Anam Tariq12
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Published Online: Jan 6, 2026
  • Page Number: 5109 to 5118

1Department of Pharmacy, Comilla University, Cumilla University

10Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thesaaloniki, Macedonia, Greece

11Chief Researcher, Benzene Research Center, Bangladesh

12Department of Biomedical Sciences, Abu Dhabi University

2Department of Pharmacy, Dhaka International University, Satarkul, Badda, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

3University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara28100, Italy

4Division of Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA15282

5York College of the City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, 11451, USA

6College of Medical and Health Sciences, Liwa University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

7Department of Pharmacy, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University

8Part-time Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Al-shoubak University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan

9Department of Psychology, Mamun university, Khiva, Uzbekistan

*Corresponding Author E-mail: pharmacist.rezwan@gmail.com

Online Published on 06 January, 2026.

Abstract

A massive deciduous tree belonging to the Moraceae family, Chapalish (also known as Monkey Jack) is the Artocarpus genus. ‘Chamfol’ is a common name for this plant in Bangladesh; other names include Artocarpus chaplasha Linn and Artocarpus chama. These trees do best in humid tropical woods, where they may be found among thick stands of evergreen or deciduous trees. March and April flower, while June and August are fruit-ripening months for the globose, tuberculate fruits. Its range extends from Nepal to the east and includes the outlying hills and the Sub-Himalayan area. It may be found in the Andaman Islands, Assam, and Burma at heights of up to 5,000 feet. India, Myalunar, and Arunachal Pradesh is Bangladesh. This tree is most common in the following areas of Bangladesh - Sylhet Division, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Madhupur Forest, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar Hill Forests. For the healing of wounds, it has therapeutic characteristics. On top of that, it possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic effects. Constipation and stomach ulcers are two other conditions that it can alleviate. Like jackfruit, it has a wide variety of compounds that make it healthier and more useful medicinally. On top of that, it probably has a lot of vitamins and minerals that are good for your heart and metabolism. Artocarpus chama is evaluated for its botanical description, geographical distribution, and ethnopharmacological properties in this review that gathers research on the plant.

Keywords

Artocarpus, Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Bangladesh, Etc.