A decade ago, people from Salija village in western Nepal traveled several hours into the uphill forests to gather firewood ...

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Until the 1990s, the major source was the bark of the Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia), but the process of isolating the drug entailed killing the trees.

Robert Holton, who helped develop a potent cancer drug, dies at 81 As a chemist at Florida State, he pioneered techniques used in the large-scale production of Taxol, a blockbuster anti-cancer agent.

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Taxol was originally extracted from the inside bark of the Pacific yew tree (Taxus brevifolia), but as the taxol content in the bark is very low, harvesting it meant removing all the bark and as a ...

The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age. The leaves are typically a dark green color, with a round shape and wavy texture.

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

As with hardwood bark mulch, it’s best to find a source that is composted — and if formal composting isn’t an option, an old pile that’s been sitting around a while is still better than fresh.