Also known as the monkey-bread tree, the upside-down tree, and the tree of life, it produces a tasty and nutritious fruit.baobab fruit is a traditional snack for children on their way home from school, a dietary supplement for pregnant women, and a refreshing beverage similar to lemonade known as bouye. It can also be used medicinally, as it has been for centuries, to alleviate stomachaches, fevers, and malaria. One UN study showed that an aqueous baobab solution proved more effective in rehydrating children with severe cases of diarrhea than standard World Health Organization remedies.With a trunk that can reach 60 feet in circumference and 90 feet in height, and a lifespan of more than 500 years, the baobab has been a spiritual symbol in Senegalese and southern African cultures . They hollow out the large trunks for use as a shelter, storage area or water reservoir, and the bark is used to make functional items such as fishnets, cords, sacks and clothing, and also for flavoring food. The leaves of the tree are used as a leavening product and are eaten as a vegetable. The seeds taste like cream of tartar and are a valuable source of Vitamin C when pounded and eaten in times when other foods are scarce. Necklaces, glue, rubber and medicines are made from various parts of the baobab tree.