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Please enjoy this information on baobab made available through the generosity of DMH Ingredients’ adoption.
Baobab is probably the most well-known African tree and often one of the longest lived. The leaves, bark, and fruit of this bottle-shaped "tree of life" are used for both food and medicine in southern Africa.
Additional ABC Baobab Resources
HerbalGram Articles
Baobab: The Tree of Life — An Ethnopharmacological Review. 2015; 108:42-53
HerbClip Articles
Antioxidant Content of Foods, Beverages, Spices, Herbs, and Supplements. HC #031044-405, July 30, 2010
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