Baobab leaves: to relieve asthma attacks

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Extract from the article: The fruit of the baobab is eaten more often than the leaves. The leaves are used as condiments in sauces. In addition to this dietary contribution, baobab leaves can be used to treat certain illnesses. What can baobab leaves do to relieve an asthma a

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The fruit of the baobab is eaten more often than the leaves. The leaves are used as condiments in sauces. In addition to this dietary contribution, baobab leaves can be used to treat certain illnesses. What can baobab leaves do to relieve an asthma attack?

Baobab leaves are an important source of calcium and iron. Rich in antioxidants, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, provitamin A and vitamin C, they are an excellent natural food supplement.

Relieving asthma attacks

In a study entitled « Nutritional Quality and Functional Properties of Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Pulp from Tanzania » published in the Journal of Food Research in 2016 by Tanzanian scientist Aluko A. and his peers, baobab is clearly an anti-asthmatic.Its effectiveness in treating asthma has also been proven.  The leaves are an excellent source of vitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum and phosphorus, and are often used to relieve asthma attacks in several countries, notably Senegal.

 

Thanks to their content of organic acids, mainly citric and tartaric acids, baobab leaves can be used in the treatment of asthma. Very rich in iron, regular consumption of baobab leaves as a condiment in sauces and soups helps maintain good respiratory health.Antioxidants neutralise the effects of free radicals in the body. Vitamins A, B6, E, zinc and alpha-lipoic acid are all antioxidants contained in baobab leaves, helping to reduce asthma attacks.  In Madagascar, baobab leaves are used in the treatment of asthma.This was reported in the scientific manual « Les plantes médicinales malgaches.Catalogue de nos connaissances chimiques et pharmaceutiques », Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar.Série B, Tome 8, 217 - 303, published in 1957.   

Recipe: Take 1 teaspoonful of dry leaf powder directly into the mouth at the start of the attack; swallow with a little water. Take a second dose half an hour later.

Raymond DZAKPATA