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creosote bush
(redirected from Larrea tridentata)

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creosote bush [′krē·ə‚sōt ‚bu̇sh]
(botany)
Larrea divaricata.A bronze-green, xerophytic shrub characteristic of all the American warm deserts.


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Larrea tridentata and olive leaf are two key herbs with antiviral activity.
Oenothera rosea methanol extract, Sphaeralcea angustifolia chloroform extract, Acacia farnesiana, Larrea tridentata and Rubus coriifolius methanol extracts as well as the aqueous extract of Chamaedora tepejilote were demonstrated to be particularly active against the induced hind-paw edema.
The two biologists devised a system of interlocking, partially transparent growth boxes that allowed them to observe interactions between the roots of two desert shrubs: the common creosote bush Larrea tridentata and the so-called burro weed Ambrosia dumosa.
 
 
 
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