botanical record · discovered
Pau d'arco
Tabebuia impetiginosa
Pau d'arco · Taheebo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: 6-O-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL, 6-O-(P-HYDROXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL, 6-O-(P-METHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL, ANISALDEHYDE
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: Tabebuia impetiginosa
Common names: Pau d'arco, Taheebo
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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
- LC-qTOF-MS/MS phytochemical profiling of Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. Ex DC.) Standl. leaf and assessment of its neuroprotective potential in rats. · 2024 source ↗
- Antiparkinsonian activity of Tabebuia impetiginosa bark and biochemical analysis of dopamine in rat brain homogenates. · 2022 source ↗
- <i>Tabebuia impetiginosa</i>: A Comprehensive Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Immunopharmacological Properties. · 2020 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 6-O-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL
- 6-O-(P-HYDROXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL
- 6-O-(P-METHOXY-BENZOYL)-AJUGOL
- ANISALDEHYDE
- ANISIC-ACID
- 1-HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE
- 1-METHOXY-ANTHRAQUINONE
- 2-ACETOXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE
- 2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE
- 2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE
- ANTHRAQUINONE-2-ALDEHYDE
- ANTHRAQUINONE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID
- O-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- BENZO[B]FURAN-6-CARBOXALDEHYDE
- CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE
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- 1-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-FURONAPHTHOQUINONE
- KIGELINONE
- LAPACHENOLE
- LAPACHOL
- LAPACHOL-METHYL-ETHER
- DEOXYLAPACHOL
- ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- BETA-LAPACHONE
- MENAQUINONE-1
- 2-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- 2-ACETYL-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- 2-ETHYL-NAPHTHO(2,3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- 5-HYDROXY-2-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO(2,3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- 2-ACETYL-5-HYDROXY-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- 2-ACETYL-8-HYDROXY-NAPHTHO-(2-3-B)-FURAN-4-9-DIONE
- PEONIDIN-3-CINNAMYL-SOPHOROSIDE
- PHTHIOLOL
- QUERCETIN
- TABEBUIN
- TECTOQUINONE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VANILLIN
- VERATRIC-ACID
- VERATRIC-ALDEHYDE
- XYLOIDONE
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 2-DEHYDRO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- 8-HYDROXYISOLARICIRESINOL
- DEHYDRO-ALPHA-ISOLAPACHONE
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- CHRYSANTHEMIN
- DEHYDRO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE
- (-)-6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN
- (+)-2-(1'-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2,3,B)-FURAN-4,9-DIONE
- (-)-5-HYDROXY-2-(1'-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2,3,B)-FURAN-4,9-DIONE
- RS-8-HYDROXY-2-(1'-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-NAPHTHO-(2,3,B)-FURAN-4,9-DIONE
- 2,3-DIMETHYL-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE
Legality
CITES: Appendix II
II — GENUS listing Handroanthus spp. — 25/11/2024
Jurisdictions in the listing: Argentina (AR), Belize (BZ), Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (BO), Brazil (BR), Chile (CL), Colombia (CO), Costa Rica (CR), Ecuador (EC), El Salvador (SV), French Guiana [FR] (GF), Guatemala (GT), Guyana (GY), Honduras (HN), Mexico (MX), Nicaragua (NI), Panama (PA), Paraguay (PY), Peru (PE), Suriname (SR), Uruguay (UY), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (VE)
This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
Species+ / CITES Checklist · Species+ / CITES checklist terms
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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