If you have ever seen a jackfruit, you will know that it is a massive fruit. Usually found at specialty or Asian grocery stores, jackfruits are the largest tree-borne fruits in the world. Each jackfruit can weight between 6-40 pounds. Some people get jackfruit and durian mixed up, but the jackfruit is much more palatable and grows much bigger. It has also been known to be a powerful cancer killer.
The jackfruit has lots of seeds inside, but the fruit is mainly composed of healthy starch and protein. In addition to being rich in healthy flavonoids, jackfruit has plenty of vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant that nourishes cells in the body. Each bulb of the fruit, which is made of sweet yellow flesh, is replete with a group of B-complex vitamins.
How Does Jackfruit Kill Cancer Cells?
As mentioned in the paragraph above, jackfruit contains a lot essential nutrients that benefit the entire body. Additionally, jackfruit has saponins, isoflavones, and lignans, which are phytonutrients that have anticancer, anti-ulcer, anti-aging, and antihypertensive properties. Let’s go over what these actually are.
Isoflavones
These contain phytoestrogens, which have been proven to reduce the risk of developing breast, endometrial, and prostate cancers.
Lignans
Slightly different from isoflavones, lignans are tissue-selective phytoestrogens that actually have an anti-estrogenic effect in the reproductive tissues. This helps inhibit hormone-associated cancers in the uterus, ovaries, prostate, and breasts.
Saponins
These actually attack cancer cells and go in for the kill. Saponins increase white blood cell activity and help prevent cell proliferation and differentiation. To put it simply, they prevent cancer cells from multiplying.
The pulp in jackfruit contains TF-binding lectins, which have anti-carcinogenic properties that inhibit cancer cells from proliferating. They also help to boost the immune system, support a healthy nervous system, and help with hormone synthesis.
The healing properties of jackfruit don’t stop there, though. The flowers on the tree can help stop an open wound from bleeding and prevent ringworm infestations. These flowers can also be a great natural remedy for cracked heels!
How To Enjoy Jackfruit
This giant fruit can be hard to tackle. After cutting the fruit, rub coconut oil on your hands so you can separate the pods easily, and so your hands won’t develop a sticky coating from the pulp. You can eat the pods out of hand or you can get experimental and make it into a pulled pork substitute. Dry the seeds and grind them into flour or make jackfruit ice cream.
Vincent Stevens is the senior content writer at Dherbs. As a fitness and health and wellness enthusiast, he enjoys covering a variety of topics, including the latest health, fitness, beauty, and lifestyle trends. His goal is to inform people of different ways they can improve their overall health, which aligns with Dherbs’ core values. He received his bachelor’s degree in creative writing from the University of Redlands, graduating summa cum laude. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
