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The Health Benefits of the Baobab
Baobab
The Baobab tree produces the Baobab Fruit Pulp which is one of the nutrients loaded foods on earth. Many parts of this tree have been used as traditional medicine and its leaves have been used in certain quarters because of the rich vegetable. In Africa for instance, some of the tree parts of Baobab like the roots, leaves, Baobab fruit pulp, bark, oil and seeds are usually used in the treatment of a number of ailments. The use of natural medicine is one of the fastest growing sectors in the medical and health care industries; the Baobab plays a pivotal role in the research.
It can be used as an antioxidant given the fact that the Baobab Fruit Pulp is rich in vitamin C. It can therefore be used to help eradicate the free radicals that contribute to aging, cardiovascular disease and cancer. It has also been used as anti-fever in Africa in the treatment of malaria and other ailments. Some parts of this tree have also been used in the treatment of herpes and influenza implying that it is anti viral.
