Biobotanica
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Kigelia africana grows throughout Africa and derives its name from the uncommon 'sausage' shaped fruit that hang from its lengthy stalks. They often grow to over a meter in length and can weigh up to 10kg. The hard, Frey green fruit has a slim skin covering a firm, fibrous fruit pulp. The tree contains a number of pharmaceutic ally active compounds providing strong antioxidant, anti fungal, antibacterial, and anti inflammatory activity. Kigelia has a lengthy history of use by rural African communities, particularly for its medicinal properties. Maximum commonly conventional healers have old the Sausage Tree to treat a expansive range of skin ailments, from fungal infections and boils through to more pensive diseases, such as snake bite and skin cancer. The Tonga women of the Zambezi Valley regularly apply cosmetic preparations of Kigelia fruit to their faces to ensure a defect free complexion. What are the main properties of the plant? Powerful anecdotal evidence suggests that it is effective in the treatment of solar keratoses (sun damage) and Kaposi sarcoma, an HIV related skin ailment.