'The most successful plant in the deserts of the Western Hemisphere', also known as creosote, this hardy desert shrub dominates its environment and can reproduce through self-cloning.
NDGA (Nordihydroguaiaretic acid) is the main metabolite of chaparral, and has a unique array of antiviral, antifungal, antineoplastic, and antioxidant properties. Chaparral is the most abundant natural source of NDGA in the world.