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Adansonia digitata - Baobab

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[[File:99580313 8bd9940e6a o.jpg|thumb|right|''Baobab'', ''Adansonia digitata'']]
Baobab '''Adansonia digitata''' is a succulent, deciduous tree that can grow up to around 20 metres tall, often with a very sparse crown, especially in the drier parts of its range. The swollen, urn-shaped bole will eventually become very wide, often exceeding the diameter of the crown, and can be up to 10 metres across. This is a true multi-purpose tree with a very wide range of used for local people. There is evidence that the baobab fruit was being sold in the markets of Egypt over 4,500 years ago. It is still widely used by local peoples in the areas of the tropics where it grows wild or is naturalised, and is often left standing when land is cleared for cultivation. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}} <ref name="Uses"/>
==Chemical Composition==
Several compounds were isolated from fruit pulp, seed oil, root isolates terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, vitamins, amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids. 10 Aromatic compounds including isopropyl myristate and nonanal were identified in fruit pulp. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf"chemistry"Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264292"morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2015/vol4issue4/PartA/4-3-70.pdf"Uses"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search "Common names"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adansonia+digitata"Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>

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