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botanical illustration of Pau d'arco, Tabebuia impetiginosa

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)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Tabebuia impetiginosa
Tabebuia impetiginosa · Giles Laurent

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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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • international_trade_legality · DH-SRC-LEGAL-CITES · source ↗

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