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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
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 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 Bark not available 2.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL 0 Bark not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(P-HYDROXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL 0 Bark not available 356.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(P-METHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL 0 Bark not available 1400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXYISOLARICIRESINOL 0 Bark not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LAPACHONE 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LAPACHONE 1 Heart Wood not available 44.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ACID 6 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAQUINONE-2-ALDEHYDE 0 Heart Wood not available 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAQUINONE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Heart Wood not available 36.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZO[B]FURAN-6-CARBOXALDEHYDE 0 Stem Bark not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LAPACHONE 5 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LAPACHONE 5 Heart Wood not available 152.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LAPACHONE 5 Wood not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-ALPHA-ISOLAPACHONE 0 Bark not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 3 Bark not available 350.0 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
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphosarcomic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimalarial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 4 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 65.
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *