botanical record · discovered
Yellow Elder
Tecoma stans
Yellow Elder · Bois pissenlit · Bois pissenlit, Bois Caraïbe · Chevalier · Chicalá · Chirlobirlo · Cholan · Fresno · Gelbblühender Trompetenbaum · Gelbe Trompetenblume · Gele Bignonia · Geltonoji tekoma · Ginger Thomas · Ginger-Thomas · Golden Seal · Gualpe · Guarán · Huaranhuay · Ipê-de-jardim · Kelki Hel
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, /, Latin America, Venezuela
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alcoholism, Atony, Bilious, Diabetes
Science studied: ACTINIDINE, ALKALOIDS, ANTHRANILIC-ACID, ANTHRANILIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE
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: Tecoma stans
Common names: Yellow Elder, Bois pissenlit, Bois pissenlit, Bois Caraïbe, Chevalier, Chicalá, Chirlobirlo, Cholan, Fresno, Gelbblühender Trompetenbaum, Gelbe Trompetenblume, Gele Bignonia, Geltonoji tekoma, Ginger Thomas, Ginger-Thomas, Golden Seal, Gualpe, Guarán, Huaranhuay, Ipê-de-jardim, Kelki Hel
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, /, Elsewhere, Latin America, Venezuela.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alcoholism
- Atony
- Bilious
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Gastritis
- Inappetence
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- Indigestion
- Intoxicant
- Liqueur
- Stomachic
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Pain
- Ache(Stomach)
- Stomach
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- /
- Elsewhere
- Latin America
- Venezuela
Documented cultural uses
- Alcoholism
- Atony
- Bilious
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Gastritis
- Inappetence
- Indigestion
- Intoxicant
- Liqueur
- Stomachic
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- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Pain
- Ache(Stomach)
- Stomach
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACTINIDINE
- ALKALOIDS
- ANTHRANILIC-ACID
- ANTHRANILIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- COUMARIN
- 5-DEHYDROSKYTANTHINE
- 5-DEOXYSTANSIOSIDE
- FAT
- FERULIC-ACID
- HYDROXYPHENYLLACTIC-ACID
- 4-HYDROXYSKYTANTHINE
- 5-HYDROXYSPUTANTHIN
- INDOLE
- LAPACHOL
- MUTATOCHROME
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- 4-NORACTINIDINE
- N-NORMETHYL-SKYTANTHINE
- OCTADECATETRAENOIC-ACID
- 3-TRANS,9-CIS,12-CIS,15-CIS-OCTADECATETRAENOIC-ACID
- OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID
- OCTADECENOIC-ACID
- PHYTOENE
- PHYTOFLUENE-I
- PHYTOFLUENE-II
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- SKATOLE
- TECOMANINE
- TECOSTANINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- ANTHERAXANTHIN
- BOSCHNIAKINE
- STANSIOSIDE
- TECOMINE
- TRYPTAMINE
- ZEAXANTHIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- AMARELOSIDE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CRYPTOXANTHIN
- 5,6,5',6'-DIEPOXYCRYPTOXANTHIN
- 7(A)-HYDROXYSKYTANTHINE
- 5,6,-MONOEPOXYCRYPTOXANTHIN
- OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PLANTARENALOSIDE
- DELTA-SKYTANTHINE
- TECOSTIDINE
- 9-HYDROXYSPUTANTHIN
- STEARIC-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.
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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