Adansonia digitata: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses

Cytotoxicity and Nematicidal Potential of Leaf Extracts of <em>Adansonia digitata</em> and <em>Khaya senegalensi</em>s on Root Knot Nematode (<em>Meloidogyne incognita</em>) Associated with Cabbage

“…A. digitata, the baobab produces a lot of diversified natural substances used for medical management by the traditional societies in Africa (Hatfield, 2004;Al-Bakri et al, 2006;Sanchez et al, 2011). It is employed in the treatment of asthma, fever, toothache, tuberculosis, microbial infections, dysentery, diarrheal and as an immune stimulant (Masola et al, 2009;El-Rawy et al, 1987;Eltahir and Elsayed, 2019;Yusha'u et al, 2010;Nguta et al, 2010). The seed oil is an emollient with soothing properties, and also serves as a cure in tooth aches accompanied with gum disease (Sidibe and Williams, 2002), while the insecticidal properties on Dinoderus porcellus a key pest of stored yams was documented by John et al (2021).…”

Potential effects of changes in climate, population density and land use land cover on spatial distribution of Adansonia digitata suitable habitats in Africa

“…All parts of Adansonia tree are edible, that is, fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, flowers, roots, and bark and are commonly used in medicinal concoctions due to their antimicrobial, anti‐malarial, anti‐oxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties (Rahul et al, 2015). Some of the ailments treated include diarrhoea, smallpox, measles, malaria, toothache, tuberculosis and fever (Eltahir & Elsayed, 2019). The fruit pulp is known to have very high vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates, fibres, potassium, proteins and the seeds contain appreciable quantities of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, sodium, iron, manganese, calcium and amino acids (Rahul et al, 2015).…”