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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Adansonia digitata (Bombacaceae)

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Common name(s)
Baobab Agaci; Baobab; Mapou Zombi; Boab; Baobob; Arbre De Mille Ans; Apenbroodboom

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diaphoretic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dysentery Africa *
Fever English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Fever Africa *
Fever Elsewhere *
Fever -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fumigant -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Malaria Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Refrigerant Sudan Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I.
Rennet Africa(Swahili) *
Repellant(Insect) Africa(Swahili) *
Shampoo Africa(Swahili) *
Soap Africa(Swahili) *
Thirst Africa(Swahili) *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.