Baobab or Adansonia digitata is a tree commonly found in India, but it is also found in Africa and Australia.
This tree is a member of Malvaceae plant family.
This is a very big tree with the trunk of very large dimension at the base and gradually becoming narrower at the apex. The leave are compound, digitate and deciduous. The leaflets are 3-9, entire, obovate, acute. and petioles hairy. The flowers are
whitish in color blossoming in night. The fruit is a big oblong,woody amphisarca, the cells are filled with farinaceous acid pulp. The seeds are reniform embedded in the pulp. The flowering season is May to June.
Usage:
In Ayurveda the pulp of the fruit is useful in treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
Chemical compounds obtained:
Amino acids, Fatty acids like palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids are obtained from this plant.
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Gujarati: Gorakh Amli, Rukhdo
Marathi: Gorakh Chinch
Bengali: Gadhagachh
Kannada: Goraksha Tunchi, Magimatru
Tamil: Papparappuli
Telugu: Brahma aamlika
