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
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
Antitumor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ascaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 4 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.