Baobab
Adansonia digitata
About Baobab
Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is a herb used in the African Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Immune Support, Digestive Issues, Fatigue, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Adansonia digitata, the baobab, is the most widespread of the Adansonia species, and is native to the African continent. The long-lived pachycauls are typically found in dry, hot savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape, and reveal the presence of a watercourse from afar. Their growth rate is determined by ground water or rainfall, and their maximum age, which is subject to much conjecture, seems to be in the order of 1,500 years. They...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist