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Plant Tabebuia impetiginosa (Bignoniaceae)

Common Names
Pau d'arco; Taheebo
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-2-(1'-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2,3,B)-FURAN-4,9-DIONE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-5-HYDROXY-2-(1'-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2,3,B)-FURAN-4,9-DIONE 0 Stem Bark not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-FURONAPHTHOQUINONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE 3 Heart Wood not available 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXY-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Heart Wood not available 3.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 0 Heart Wood not available 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETOXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Heart Wood not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-5-HYDROXY-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Stem Bark not available 3.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-5-HYDROXY-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Tissue Culture not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-8-HYDROXY-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Stem Bark not available 4.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DEHYDRO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Bark not available 350.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-NAPHTHO(2,3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Heart Wood not available 62.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 2 Heart Wood not available 24.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Heart Wood not available 196.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiabscess 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 333.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antianemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *