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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
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.
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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 *