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The Pharmacological and Phytochemical Study of Adansonia digitata


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Adansonia digitata is a unique tree with their tender root, twigs, seeds, leaves, tubers, fruits and flowers which are edible. The Adansonia are also used for treat of various types of disease disorder due to their nutritional and chemical contents. This plant is mostly found in South Africa and Asian countries. In this paper, we represent the nutritional benefits of Adansonia digitata tree parts vise its fruits pulp, seeds, and leaves etc. The medicinal properties of the tree parts as well as the medicinal compound contained are discussed on addition. In this paper, the nutrition benefits of seeds oil are concluded use as premium oil.

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Adansonia digitata L, Baobab tree, Baobab leaves, Baobab fruit pulp, Baobab seeds.
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Authors

Gautam Kumar
Shri Ram College of Pharmacy, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.), India
Ravi Kumar
Shri Ram College of Pharmacy, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.), India
Girendra Kumar Gautam
Shri Ram College of Pharmacy, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.), India
Harshit Rana
Shri Ram College of Pharmacy, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.), India

Abstract


Adansonia digitata is a unique tree with their tender root, twigs, seeds, leaves, tubers, fruits and flowers which are edible. The Adansonia are also used for treat of various types of disease disorder due to their nutritional and chemical contents. This plant is mostly found in South Africa and Asian countries. In this paper, we represent the nutritional benefits of Adansonia digitata tree parts vise its fruits pulp, seeds, and leaves etc. The medicinal properties of the tree parts as well as the medicinal compound contained are discussed on addition. In this paper, the nutrition benefits of seeds oil are concluded use as premium oil.

Keywords


Adansonia digitata L, Baobab tree, Baobab leaves, Baobab fruit pulp, Baobab seeds.

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