The component of madre de cacao leaves is tannins. Tannins is also found in tea leaves and known for its staining properties.
The cacao leaf can kill insects because they contain tannins. Tannins are toxic to most insects like mosquitoes, gnats, ants, and fly's.
Yes, since Madre de Cacao contains tannins, which is considered as antibacterial and insecticidal.
Cacao leaves can kill insects because of a toxic chemical they contain. Cacao or cocoa leaves have a toxin called tannin that is very poisonous to insects.
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the significance of the about madre cacao leaves as a fertilizer s to be able to know of what are the effects on it to the plants growth
No, a herb is a flavouring derived from the leaves of plants. Cacao is derived from the seeds of the cacao plant and should more properly be described as a spice.
They are poisonous leaves, that has a type of chemical inside that if you look at it you will go blind.
Tannins
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yes you can make insect repellent as an investigatory project.. this is one of the example : NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT materials: cacao leaves garlic eucalyptus oil olive oil PROCEDURE boil the cacao leaves grind the garlic and mix the eucalyptus oil to the olive oil and mix it to the boil cacao leaves
Tannic acid is chemically distinct from the tannins that can be found in tea.