botanical record · discovered
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata
Abebrødstræ · Affenbrotbaum · Africa's Upside-Down · African baobab · Afrikaanse baobab · Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum · Afrikanischer Baobab · Baoba · Baobab · Baobab Tree · Baobab africano · Baobab digité, Baobab, Calebassier du Sénégal, Pain de singe · Baobab digité, Baobab, Pain de singe, Calebassier du Sénégal · Boabab · Boio · Cream-Of-Tartar-Tree · Creme-Of-Tartar Tree
At a glance
Origin / distribution: ", Turkey, English, Haiti, Africa, Africa(Swahili), Spanish, Sudan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Diaphoretic, Dysentery, Fever, Fumigant
Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID, PALMITIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Bombacaceae
Scientific name: Adansonia digitata
Common names: Abebrødstræ, Affenbrotbaum, Africa's Upside-Down, African baobab, Afrikaanse baobab, Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum, Afrikanischer Baobab, Baoba, Baobab, Baobab Tree, Baobab africano, Baobab digité, Baobab, Calebassier du Sénégal, Pain de singe, Baobab digité, Baobab, Pain de singe, Calebassier du Sénégal, Boabab, Boio, Cream-Of-Tartar-Tree, Creme-Of-Tartar Tree
History
The source record documents this plant in ", Turkey, English, Haiti, Africa, Elsewhere, Africa(Swahili), Spanish and 5 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Diaphoretic
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Fumigant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Malaria
- Refrigerant
- Rennet
show 7 more documented entries
- Soap
- Thirst
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Astringent
- Shampoo
- Witchcraft
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- "
- Turkey
- English
- Haiti
- Africa
- Elsewhere
- Africa(Swahili)
- Spanish
- Sudan
- Senegal
- Guinea
- French
show 1 more documented entries
- Dutch
Documented cultural uses
- Diaphoretic
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Fumigant
- Repellant(Insect)
- Malaria
- Refrigerant
- Rennet
- Soap
- Thirst
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
show 3 more documented entries
- Astringent
- Shampoo
- Witchcraft
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULINIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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