In recent times, the African baobab is favorably sought after in several market sectors including foods and beverages, botanical remedies and nutraceutical as well as natural cosmetics in countries like Germany,
digitata leaves was assayed for toxicity and repellency against adult (0–7 days old) Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito), Musca domestica (housefly) and Periplaneta americana (American cockroach) insects. The results indicated that the smoke caused the death of A. gambiae and M. ...
Similarly, if a tree is a thousand years old, the inner growth rings will reflect a radiocarbon age that is much older than the outermost growth rings. Michael Schiffer (1982, 1986) first described this problem in the context of the American Southwest, where posts for constructing pit houses...