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Plant Tabebuia impetiginosa (Bignoniaceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Laxative 1 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
Perfumery 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 11 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *