Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): a review of traditional information and taxonomic description
Adansonia digitata L. (Malvaceae) is commonly known as baobab tree native to Africa. Baobab is a multi-purpose tree which offers protection and provides food, clothing and medicine as well as raw material for many useful items. The fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of baobab are ed...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4a8418ea50104eba871219143b8c1bbd 2023-05-15T15:05:10+02:00 Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): a review of traditional information and taxonomic description Jitin Rahul Manish Kumar Jain Shishu Pal Singh Rakesh Kant Kamal Anuradha Aliya Naz Anup Kumar Gupta Sujeet Kumar Mrityunjay 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30174-X https://doaj.org/article/4a8418ea50104eba871219143b8c1bbd EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530174X https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30174-X https://doaj.org/article/4a8418ea50104eba871219143b8c1bbd Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 79-84 (2015) Adansonia digitata Baobab Traditional information Taxonomic description Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30174-X 2022-12-30T23:12:30Z Adansonia digitata L. (Malvaceae) is commonly known as baobab tree native to Africa. Baobab is a multi-purpose tree which offers protection and provides food, clothing and medicine as well as raw material for many useful items. The fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of baobab are edible and they have been studied by scientists for their useful properties. The fruit pulp have very high vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates, fibers, potassium, proteins and lipids content, which can be used in seasoning as an appetizer and also make juices. Seeds contain appreciable quantities of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, sodium, iron, manganese, whereas they have high levels of lysine, thiamine, calcium and iron. Baobab has numerous biological properties including antimicrobial, anti-malarial, diarrhoea, anaemia, asthma, antiviral, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities amongst others. Phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of flavonoids, phytosterols, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. The review summarizes the information on various aspects of traditional information, taxonomic description, medicinal properties and importantly nutritional value. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 5 1 79 84 |
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Adansonia digitata L. (Malvaceae) is commonly known as baobab tree native to Africa. Baobab is a multi-purpose tree which offers protection and provides food, clothing and medicine as well as raw material for many useful items. The fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of baobab are edible and they have been studied by scientists for their useful properties. The fruit pulp have very high vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates, fibers, potassium, proteins and lipids content, which can be used in seasoning as an appetizer and also make juices. Seeds contain appreciable quantities of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, sodium, iron, manganese, whereas they have high levels of lysine, thiamine, calcium and iron. Baobab has numerous biological properties including antimicrobial, anti-malarial, diarrhoea, anaemia, asthma, antiviral, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities amongst others. Phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of flavonoids, phytosterols, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. The review summarizes the information on various aspects of traditional information, taxonomic description, medicinal properties and importantly nutritional value. |
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Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): a review of traditional information and taxonomic description |
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