Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Baobab Benefits Hardening Of The Arteries


Baobab as a Super Food contains Omega 9 whose main component contains Oleic Acid which helps to reduce the risk of arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and stroke. Baobab contains a blend of all 3 of the important fatty acids EPA, GLA and OA making it an excellent choice as an omega 3 6 9 supplement.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Baobab as a base ingredient for the cosmetic industry


Here is a list of the multi-purpose use for Baobab as a base ingredient for the cosmetic industry.

Cosmetics: Shower/non-shower cosmetic products (soaps, gels, face-lift creams, body moisturisers, shampoos, hair conditioners), Face masks for instant preparation, trichological products (presence of ceramids), in/out cosmetic products (internal and external uses), solid and liquid soaps, toothpaste.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Baobab’s Reproductive Biology


Mostly bats (Ephormorphus wahlbergii and Rousettus aegyptiacus) pollinate the flowers. The flowers emit what some describe as a strong carrion smell, which is presumably attractive to the bats; it is also known to attract the bluebottle fly (Chrysomyia marginalis) and at least 3 nocturnal moths: American bollworm (Heliothis armigera), red bollworm (Diparopsis castanea) and spring bollworm (Earias biplaga).