Tabebuia impetiginosa
(Pau d' arco)

Therapeutic Actions:

• Antifungal, including Candida albicans
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antimicrobial to gram positive bacteria, including Brucellosis
• Antineoplastic
• Antitubercular
• Antiviral, including herpes 1 and 2, vesicular stomatitis virus and polio
• Parasitical, including Schistosoma mansoni , malaria and acid fast mycobacteria

Clinical Indications:

• Candidiasis
• Herpes simplex
• Cancer

Contraindications:

• None known

Drug/Nutrient Interaction:

• Limited data

Chemical Constituents:

• Labachol
• Lapachenole
• Quercetin
• Quinones:
  
  Naphthoquinone
  Anthraquinones

Toxicity:

• No known toxicity

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