Baobab Relieves PMS

Baobab as a Super Food contains Omega 6 which helps relieve bloating and pain related to PMS. It also maintains healthy skin, hair and nails.

Omega 3 and Omega 6 interact with each other so the balance between them is crucial for good health. Together they affect the production of hormonal type messengers called eicosanoids, which has an impact on inflammation in the body and all functions at a cellular level.

Baobab Applications for the Cosmeceutical Industry

A current trend in cosmetics is toward health and wellness products, consumers are prepared to pay more for cosmetic products with health claims. Substances that are added to health food and botanical remedies are also often used as additives in the cosmetic sector.
Cosmetic products that carry health claims are called cosmeceuticals. The baobab, because of its antioxidant effect, is a good raw material for cosmeceuticals to inhibit age related conditions.

Baobab as a Natural Medicine

Hyposensitive and antihistamine properties are present in the leaves, which are used to treat kidney and bladder diseases, asthma, general fatigue, diarrhoea, insect bites, and guinea worm. Leaf and flower infusions are valued for respiratory problems, digestive disorders and eye inflammation. The seed paste is used for curing tooth and gum diseases. The fruit pulp, seed and bark are reputedly an antidote to Strophanthus poisoning. Gum from the bark is used for cleansing sores. It is also used as an expectorant and a diaphoretic. The bark is used in steam baths for calming shivering and high fever. A decoction of the roots is taken as a remedy for lassitude impotence.
The bark is boiled and taken as a cure for body pains. This infusion is also used to treat colds, fever and influenza. Seeds are used to cure gastric, kidney and joint diseases; they are roasted then ground and the powder smeared on the affected part or drunk in water.