Tabebuia - Chemistry
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Growth inhibition of estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cells by Taheebo from the inner bark of Tabebuia avellandae tree.

30 Jul 2009 Selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulators are used as a therapy for ER+ clinical breast cancer, but they exhibit adverse effects. Herbal medicines may provide an alternative or complementary approach. Taheebo, extracted from the inner bark of the ... Read more...

Red Lapacho (Tabebuia impetiginosa)--a global ethnopharmacological commodity?

30 Oct 2008 Red Lapacho (Tabebuia impetiginosa, syn. Tabebuia avellanedae), a canopy tree indigenous to the Amazonian rainforest and other parts of South America, has been acclaimed to be one of the "miraculous" cures for cancer and tumours. For the first time, ... Read more...

In vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of taheebo, a water extract from the inner bark of Tabebuia avellanedae.

25 Jun 2008 AIM OF STUDY: Tabebuia spp. (Bignoniaceae) are native to tropical rain forests throughout Central and South America and have long been used as a folk medicine to treat bacterial infection, blood coagulation, cancer and inflammatory diseases. In this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tabebuia - Chemistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Growth inhibition of estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cells by Taheebo from the inner bark of Tabebuia avellandae tree. 30 Jul 2009
• Red Lapacho (Tabebuia impetiginosa)--a global ethnopharmacological commodity? 30 Oct 2008
• In vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of taheebo, a water extract from the inner bark of Tabebuia avellanedae. 25 Jun 2008
• Comparative studies of the effects of Tabebuia avellanedae bark extract and beta-lapachone on the hematopoietic response of tumour-bearing mice. 6 Feb 2008
• Quinones from plants of northeastern Brazil: structural diversity, chemical transformations, NMR data and biological activities. 18 May 2007
• Inhibitory effects of Tabebuia impetiginosa inner bark extract on platelet aggregation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through suppressions of arachidonic acid liberation and ERK1/2 MAPK activation. Nov 2006
• Tabebuia avellanedae naphthoquinones: activity against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal strains, cytotoxic activity and in vivo dermal irritability analysis. 20 Mar 2006
• Beta-lapachone, a quinone isolated from Tabebuia avellanedae, induces apoptosis in HepG2 hepatoma cell line through induction of Bax and activation of caspase. 30 Dec 2005
• Antibacterial activity of Tabebuia impetiginosa Martius ex DC (Taheebo) against Helicobacter pylori. 13 Dec 2005
• Growth inhibition of A549 human lung carcinoma cells by beta-lapachone through induction of apoptosis and inhibition of telomerase activity. 30 Mar 2005
• Further constituents from the bark of Tabebuia impetiginosa. 27 Feb 2005
• Selective growth-inhibiting effects of compounds identified in Tabebuia impetiginosa inner bark on human intestinal bacteria. 21 Feb 2005
• Constituents from the bark of Tabebuia impetiginosa. 29 Jun 2004
• Antinociceptive and antiedematogenic properties and acute toxicity of Tabebuia avellanedae Lor. ex Griseb. inner bark aqueous extract. 11 Sep 2001

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Technical information about 'Tabebuia'

Definition: A plant genus of the family BIGNONIACEAE that is a source of lapachol.

Descriptor UI: D029663

Alternative terms: Tabebuia; Tabebuia lapacho; Pau d'arco;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.143.500;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29