I was reading up on Canthaxanthin to find something more info to add to the recent thread on that topic, but I found a technical site stating that it can be very dangerous to peoples health. As in, potentially causing hepatitus. So much for that product...
So, then I remembered reading somewhere that Plectranthus Barbatus (AKA Colues Forskoli, AKA Indian Coleus) was used for a feedstock for a popular spray-on tanning product. In my research on Plectranthus, I found a greatly insightful page at the University of Kentucky site. It gives some pretty interesting & practical insight into the causes & prevention of skin cancer. Here's that page:
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I actually have some Plectranthus Barbatus growing in my living room. They say it's an annual, but I raised it from seed last winter & it thrived through the spring & summer & has survived the relative darkness & coldness of this winter without showing any significant dormancy. In fact, the damn thing was getting so big & bushy I had to prune the hell out of it to keep it a reasonable size.
I hope you guys find that research article as interesting as I did.
So, then I remembered reading somewhere that Plectranthus Barbatus (AKA Colues Forskoli, AKA Indian Coleus) was used for a feedstock for a popular spray-on tanning product. In my research on Plectranthus, I found a greatly insightful page at the University of Kentucky site. It gives some pretty interesting & practical insight into the causes & prevention of skin cancer. Here's that page:
**broken link removed**
I actually have some Plectranthus Barbatus growing in my living room. They say it's an annual, but I raised it from seed last winter & it thrived through the spring & summer & has survived the relative darkness & coldness of this winter without showing any significant dormancy. In fact, the damn thing was getting so big & bushy I had to prune the hell out of it to keep it a reasonable size.
I hope you guys find that research article as interesting as I did.