tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post7708874571476317816..comments2024-03-04T06:39:07.806+01:00Comments on The World´s Tree Species: Pacific yew - Taxus brevifoliaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-13969451662598394292013-11-13T19:51:26.532+01:002013-11-13T19:51:26.532+01:00Just a caution, do not burn any kind of Yew. The s...Just a caution, do not burn any kind of Yew. The smoke is poisonous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-42897076778737673902013-01-01T18:37:49.984+01:002013-01-01T18:37:49.984+01:00I was working on a biology report on taxol and thi...I was working on a biology report on taxol and this helped tremendously! Thank you.Vicki Angelahttp://vicange.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-32879266033803169662012-01-17T05:05:31.473+01:002012-01-17T05:05:31.473+01:00My wife was diagnosed with cancer this past month,...My wife was diagnosed with cancer this past month, and I found out that this tree contains the active ingredient in chemotherapy (Taxol). I found myself truly fascinated by this tree and am thankful someone discovered this at some point. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-31692707306005854582011-11-17T00:44:04.888+01:002011-11-17T00:44:04.888+01:00Anyone have experience cultivating them in a garde...Anyone have experience cultivating them in a garden/yard? I think they're very pretty and am planting some small evergreens in my North yard.Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848977393483600868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-82707434018536821012010-02-16T04:33:35.548+01:002010-02-16T04:33:35.548+01:00spread the good newsspread the good newsINDRANIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670798731947728013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-88337811944268442602009-09-13T19:50:57.223+02:002009-09-13T19:50:57.223+02:00The most significant thing about the Pacific Yew i...The most significant thing about the Pacific Yew is that its bark is the source of the commonly used chemotherapy Taxol (paclitaxel). When this was first discovered, the trees were heavily harvested and even headed towards endangered status. Fortunately, somebody figured out how to synthesize the chemical!Jeremy Warner MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936255764514661694noreply@blogger.com