Artocarpus genus is represented by 50 species distributed mainly in the tropical regions of Asia where they are used by folk medicine for the treatment or prevention of inflammations, malaria and vitiligo in these endemic areas. Phytochemical and biological investigations in 34 species resulted in the isolation of 369 compounds, mostly represented by flavonoid aglicones, with flavone being the most common.
special metabolites; Artocarpus; bioactivity