Хотя о полезных свойствах баобаба известно с древности,  интенсивные научные исследования этого удивительного дерева начались сравнительно недавно, около 30 лет назад.
В настоящий момент выявлены и доказаны многочисленные целебные и питательные свойства баобаба.

Большинство научных работ, посвящённых баобабу, выполнены учёными Италии, Франции, Германии, Дании и африканских стран. Ниже даны ссылки на основные результаты научных исследований свойств баобаба .

Баобаб (Adansonia digitata):
основная научная и медицинская библиография

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