Baccaurea ramiflora
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Leteku/Latka is a minor fruit of North-East Indian region belonging to the Phyllanthaceae family. It is small and round shaped in structure, light yellow in colour and has a fleshy texture under the skin or the outer layer. It is an underexploited fruit and has been reported to have many ethno-medicinal uses in fields like seed biology. It is popular due to the presence of high content of vitamin C, protein, iron and especially due to the medicinal practices to make wine and treat abscesses, injuries and arthritis. The fruit has essential antioxidant activities as reported in different IC50 values of radical scavenging activities. |
| Plant Details | Agro-climatic Zone | Vernacular Names | Pictures |
| Scientific Name: Baccaurea ramiflora Lour. Family: Phyllanthaceae Martinov Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl Genus: Baccaurea Lour. Fruiting Season: April-July Fruting Condition: Ripe |
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Assam : Aphek, Aphek, Bhubi, Bhubi, Buri (Miri), Buri (Miri), Dampiya-arong, Dampiya-arong, Dampiyu (Karbi), Dampiyu (Karbi), Khusmai (Dimasa), Khusmai (Dimasa), Khusumai(Boro), Khusumai(Boro), Kusmariphang, Kusmariphang, Latok-tenga, Latok-tenga, Latoko, Latoko, Leeko(Boro), Leeko(Boro), Leteku, Leteku, Letuk, Letuk, Notko, Notko, Pangkai, Pangkai, Phaduk-jela (Mech.), Phaduk-jela (Mech.), Sambhyo-kung, Sambhyo-kung, Sumbling, Sumbling Manipur : Moktok, Moktok Meghalaya : Dieng-soh-ram-dieng, Dieng-soh-ram-dieng, Kojuka, Kojuka West Bengal : Kusum-tenga, Kusum-tenga, Latka, Latka, Lotka, Lotka |
 Raw and ripe fruits.  Raw and ripe fruits. |
| Compound/Chemical | Immunomodulatory Activity | Pathway | Immunomodulatory Marker |
| Fruit extract | Antioxidant activity | The different types of extracts shows antioxidant activities in different IC50 values by scavenging free radicals. | [1] |
| Fruit extract | Analgesic activity | The seed and pulp extracts inhibits acetic acid induced pain and can be comparable with Ibuprofen. | [2] |
| Major Class | Metabolites |
| Fatty Acids | Furfural(Fruit), Lauric acid(Fruit), D-Galactose(Fruit), d-Tartaric acid(Fruit), Ascorbic acid(Fruit), Limonin(Fruit), Jangomolide(Fruit) |
| Phenolic glycoside | Tremulacin(Fruit) |
| Sugar | Eicosanoic acid(Fruit), Ethyl oleate(Fruit), d-Mannitol(Fruit) |
| Terpenoid | Mannitol(Fruit) |
| Traditional Practice | Diseases | Plant Part | Additional Knowledge |
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| Incompatible with milk and other dairy products. |
| CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India |