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Compiled from 21 PubMed articles · model: gemma4:31b
Summary
Dasylirion wheeleri is an evergreen rosette plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert that utilizes the C3 photosynthetic pathway [PMID:28311226].
Background
Dasylirion wheeleri is an evergreen rosette plant found in the Chihuahuan Desert [PMID:28311226]. Species of the genus Dasylirion are used in northern Mexico to produce the distilled spirit known as sotol [PMID:32708695].
Traditional uses
Species of Dasylirion are used to produce sotol, a distilled spirit with a denomination of origin in northern Mexico [PMID:32708695].
Safety & adverse effects
Analysis of sotol (distilled from Dasylirion sp.) found that 31% of samples exceeded Mexican standards for methanol content [PMID:16719514]. Ethyl carbamate, a genotoxic carcinogen, has been detected in sotol, though concentrations were below international guideline levels (<0.15 mg/L) [PMID:19440288].
Evidence summary
There is no clinical evidence available for the medicinal use of Dasylirion wheeleri. Available data is limited to botanical characteristics, ecological studies, and the chemical analysis of the distilled spirit (sotol) derived from the genus Dasylirion.
PubMed sources
- 1.PMID: 32708695 (2020) — Understanding the Biosynthetic Changes that Give Origin to the Distinctive Flavor of Sotol: Microbial Identification and Analysis of the Volatile Metabolites Profiles During Sotol (Dasylirion sp.) Must Fermentation. · Biomolecules
- 2.PMID: 16719514 (2006) — Quantification of selected volatile constituents and anions in Mexican Agave spirits (Tequila, Mezcal, Sotol, Bacanora). · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 3.PMID: 19440288 (2009) — Ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages from Mexico (tequila, mezcal, bacanora, sotol) and Guatemala (cuxa): market survey and risk assessment. · International journal of environmental research and public health
- 4.PMID: 28311226 (1982) — Photosynthetic pathway types of evergreen rosette plants (Liliaceae) of the Chihuahuan desert. · Oecologia