Mexican Bush Sage – Ornamental Plant of the Week for September 14, 2015Owings, Allen D
p. 68] described the close relationship of the desert nomads with the mesquite: "this plant provided sugars, proteins, minerals, firewood, bread, liquor, gum, and paint." The nomads of the Altiplano of Guanajuato established a similar relationship with thenopalerasof the San Luis Potosí and Z...
Valdés [52, p. 68] described the close relationship of the desert nomads with the mesquite: "this plant provided sugars, proteins, minerals, firewood, bread, liquor, gum, and paint." The nomads of the Alti- plano of Guanajuato established a similar relationship with the nopaleras of ...
Chiles also come in multiple forms. The common, ordinary varieties of chile, from which the non-hot bell pepper was recently developed, isCapsicum annuumand is native to Mexico. It is a small annual plant. The Tabasco chile (C. frutescens), by contrast, is a large perennial bush. It is...
UV protection; plant secondary metabolites; UVR-damage; antioxidant activity; Mexican plants1. Introduction The skin is the largest organ of the body. It acts as an effective barrier against the harmful effects of environmental agents, such as ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and pollution [1]. ...