[HTML][HTML] An updated review of Adansonia digitata: A commercially important African tree

GPP Kamatou, I Vermaak, AM Viljoen - South African Journal of Botany, 2011 - Elsevier
Adansonia digitata L.(Malvaceae) is a majestic tree revered in Africa for its medicinal and
nutritional value. The plant parts are used to treat various ailments such as diarrhoea …

[HTML][HTML] Adansonia digitata L.(baobab): a review of traditional information and taxonomic description

J Rahul, MK Jain, SP Singh, RK Kamal, A Naz… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activities of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) from Mali, as a Source of Health-Promoting Compounds

A Braca, C Sinisgalli, M De Leo, B Muscatello, PL Cioni… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Adansonia digitata L.(Malvaceae), also known as baobab, is a tree attracting
recent interest especially due to the high nutritional value of the fruit pulp. However, few …

Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity

E Lulekal, Z Asfaw, E Kelbessa, P Van Damme - Afrika focus, 2011 - brill.com
This work reviews literature on ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible plants and their
potential role in combating food insecurity in Ethiopia. Information on a total of 413 wild …

Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) Bioactive Compounds, Biological Activities, and the Potential Effect on Glycemia: A Narrative Review

ML Silva, K Rita, MA Bernardo, MF Mesquita… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adansonia digitata L. fruit, also known as baobab, has been used traditionally throughout
the world for its medicinal properties. Ethnopharmacological uses of various plant parts have …

Update on food sources and biological activity of odd-chain, branched and cyclic fatty acids––A review

G Dąbrowski, I Konopka - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Odd-, branched-chain and cyclic fatty acids are rare food components.
Recently, these compounds have generated great scientific interest, since they interact on …

Man the Fat Hunter: The Demise of Homo erectus and the Emergence of a New Hominin Lineage in the Middle Pleistocene (ca. 400 kyr) Levant

M Ben-Dor, A Gopher, I Hershkovitz, R Barkai - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

The Importance of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Rural West African Subsistence—Suggestion of a Cautionary Approach to International Market Export of Baobab …

C Buchmann, S Prehsler, A Hartl… - Ecology of Food and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The European Commission recently authorized the import of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.)
fruit pulp as a novel food. In rural West Africa the multipurpose baobab is used extensively …

Nutritional variation in baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) fruit pulp and seeds based on Africa geographical regions

KU Muthai, MS Karori, A Muchugi… - Food science & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is an indigenous fruit tree associated with the Savannah
drylands of sub‐Saharan Africa. Local communities mainly utilize the leaves, pulp, and …