One of these plants is the baobab tree, which looks like an up­side-down plant with its roots in the air. The baobab made the trip from Africa to the West In­dies dur­ing the height of the slave trade ...

Exotic ingredients like goji, baobab, and medicinal mushrooms are showing up in powdered form with claims that they are a shortcut to good health. Experts discuss their merits.

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