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    Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a species of tree in the yew family Taxaceae native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It...
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    species: Taxus baccata L., European yew Taxus brevifolia Nutt., Pacific yew, western yew Taxus calcicola L.M.Gao & Mich.Möller, Asian limestone yew Taxus canadensis...
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    genus Taxus: European yew or common yew (Taxus baccata) Pacific yew or western yew (Taxus brevifolia) Canadian yew (Taxus canadensis) Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis)...
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    is a much more renewable source than the bark of the Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) from which they were initially isolated. This ended a point of conflict...
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    all paclitaxel produced was derived from bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, the harvesting of which kills the tree in the process. The processes...
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    whiteberry yew Taxus L. – Common yew Taxus baccata European yew Taxus biternata Delicate branch yew Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew, western yew Taxus caespitosa...
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    research. T. canadensis is much more abundant than the near-threatened Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew), and the "greens" (new growth) can be harvested sustainably...
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    in traditional Chinese medicine) and taxol (from the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia) were derived from medicinal plants. The Vinca alkaloids vincristine...
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    the anticancer agents paclitaxel and omacetaxine mepesuccinate (from Taxus brevifolia and Cephalotaxus harringtonii, respectively), the antimalarial agent...
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    found in Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple). Taxus brevifolia Chemicals extracted from clippings of Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) have been used as the basis...
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