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Hsin-Pa-Pi
Catalpa ovata
Hsin-Pa-Pi · Kisasage · Catalpa ovale · Catalpa ovale, Catalpa jaune · Chinese Catalpa · Chinese catalpa · Chinese catalpa (EN) · Japanese catalpa · Karéjos levelű szivarfa · Katalpa żółtokwiatowa · Kleinblütiger Trompetenbaum · Kleinblütiger Trompetenbaum (DE) · Surmia żółtokwiatowa · Trompetkrone · catalpa de Chine · catalpa jaune
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Japan, Japan*
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Diuretic, Nephrosis
Science studied: CALCIUM, CATALPALACTONE, CATALPINOSIDE, CATALPOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Bignoniaceae
Scientific name: Catalpa ovata
Common names: Hsin-Pa-Pi, Kisasage, Catalpa ovale, Catalpa ovale, Catalpa jaune, Chinese Catalpa, Chinese catalpa, Chinese catalpa (EN), Japanese catalpa, Karéjos levelű szivarfa, Katalpa żółtokwiatowa, Kleinblütiger Trompetenbaum, Kleinblütiger Trompetenbaum (DE), Surmia żółtokwiatowa, Trompetkrone, catalpa de Chine, catalpa jaune
History
The source record documents this plant in Japan, Japan*.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Diuretic
- Nephrosis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Japan
- Japan*
Documented cultural uses
- Diuretic
- Nephrosis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Establishment of an Organogenesis-Based Regeneration System and Induction of Somatic Embryogenesis in <i>Catalpa ovata</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- Iridoids and derivatives from Catalpa ovata with their antioxidant activities. · 2023 source ↗
- 6-<i>O</i>-<i>trans</i>-feruloyl Catalpol, a Natural Antioxidant from the Stem Bark of <i>Catalpa ovata</i>, Accelerates Liver Regeneration <i>In Vivo</i> via Activation of Hepatocyte Proliferation Signaling Pathways. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CALCIUM
- CATALPALACTONE
- CATALPINOSIDE
- CATALPOSIDE
- CEROTIC-ACID
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- FERULIC-ACID
- ALPHA-DIHYDROCARYOPTERONE
- 5,6-DIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE-6-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 5,6-DIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE-6-O-BETA-SOPHOROSIDE
- GLUCOSE
- 9-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- DES-P-HYDROXYBENZOYL-CATALPOSIDE
- 8-HYDROXYDEHYDRO-ISO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- 1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE
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- ISOFERULIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- MAGNESIUM
- MENAQUINONE-1
- 9-METHOXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- POTASSIUM
- RHAMNOSE
- B-SITOSTEROL
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- VANILLIC-ACID
- XYLOSE
- ZINC
- 4-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- 3,8-DIHYDROXYDEHYDRO-ISO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- MANGANESE
- CATALPIN
- CATALPONOL
- CITRIC-ACID
- 4,9-DIHYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- 8-HYDROXY-2-ISOPROPENYLFURANONAPHTHOQUINONE
- MANNOSE
- SODIUM
- VANILLIN
- IRON
- OCTADECA-TRANS-9,TRANS-11,CIS-13-TRIENIC-ACID
- P-OXYBENZOIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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