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Larrea tridentata

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Noun1.Larrea tridentataLarrea tridentata - desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
coville, creosote bush, hediondilla
genus Larrea, Larrea - xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States
Sonora gum - acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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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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NDGA is found in the resin of the leaves of a desert plant, Larrea tridentata.
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patents 5,837,252; 5,945,106; 6,004,559; and 6,039,955) cover methods of extracting the Larrea Tridentata resin as well as the use of the extracts for treating human herpes viruses, symptomatic herpes lesions and inflammatory disease conditions.
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