Steinmetz:Larrea
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Larrea mexicana
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- English Names
- Gobernadora
- Creosote bush
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- tannin
- silica
- acid
- minerals
- resins
- Action
- aphrodisiac
- antiseptic. The plant is a source of a kind of shellac produced through action of insects
- called American Gum Lac or Sonoro Gum
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