An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Tabebuia impetiginosa (Bignoniaceae)

Common Names
Pau d'arco; Taheebo
How this plant is used
Medicinal

Select a Results View:

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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Trypanocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic 2 De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uterotrophic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Vasodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.