Common Names
Pau d'arco; Taheebo
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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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 * |