Diseases, such as cancer, peptic ulcers, and diabetes, as well as those caused by drug-
resistant infectious agents are examples of some of the world's major public health …

Mexico, a megadiverse country, hosts approximately 10–12% of the world's biodiversity and
at least 21,989–23,424 vascular plants, 3350 of which are traditional medicinal flora. The …

Commercial harvests can threaten tree species harvested for their bark. Amphipterygium
adstringens is a dioecious tree, endemic to the tropical dry forests of Mexico, where it is …

Herein, we evaluated the content of condensed tannins present in the bark of four tree
species that are Quercus laurina Humb. & Bonpl., Quercus crassifolia Humb. & Bonpl …

The interactive effects of anthropogenic disturbance and climatic variables can shape the
demography of plant populations, but they remain poorly understood especially for long …

The ecological mechanisms that contribute to maintaining plant populations have been
exhaustively examined around the world, but the relative quantification of the effect of …

Background: Cuachalalate (Amphipterygium adstringens) is one of Mexico's most
commercialised medicinal plants, and its natural populations are mainly found in this …