Description
A long-lived savanna tree whose nuts yield shea butter, one of West Africa's most economically important wild trees.
Medicinal Uses
Bark, leaves, and butter are used across West Africa for skin conditions, wound care, and as a carrier for other remedies.
Food Uses
Nuts are processed into shea butter, used in cooking as well as cosmetically.
Cultivation
A slow-growing wild tree, rarely cultivated deliberately — most shea trees are protected in farmland rather than planted.
