Tabebuia avellanedae

Tabebuia avellanedae [Image]. [2014]. Retrieved from: http://www.freewords.com.br/ipe-roxo/

Common name: 
Pau d'arco, Lapacho 
(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Latin binomial:
Tabebuia avellanedae 
(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Family: 
Bignoniaceae
(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Parts used:
Bark
(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Actions:

• Immune- enhancing
• Anti-tumor
• Antibacterial
• Anti fungal
  
• Anti parasitic
  
• Depurative

 (Bone, 2003, p. 366)
 
Indications:

• Adjuvant therapy for cancer
• Adjuvant therapy for protozola infections
• Topical treatment for skin diseases, fungal infections, skin cancer and varicose ulcers 
  

(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Contraindications: 

• Patients on anticoagulant therapy shouldn't be prescribed pau d'arco due to the potential warfarinlike action of naphthoquinones at high doeses.  

(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

• Avoid with known allergy/hypersensitivity to pau d'arco, its constituents, or members of the Bignoniaceae family. 

(Costa, Iovin, Isaac Pesavento,Rapp, Seamon, Tran, Windsor, 2013)
 
Cautions:
Cautioned in pregnancy due to possible abortive and teratongenic actions

(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

Dosage:
Liquid extract: 3-7 ml of 1:2 per day or 20-50ml of 1:2 per week  
(Bone, 2003, p. 366)

References: 

Bone, K. (2003) A clinical guide to blending liquid herbs; herbal formulations for the individual patient. Churchill, Livingstone: Missouri.

Costa, Iovin, Isaac Pesavento,Rapp, Seamon, Tran, Windsor. (2013) Natural standard professional monograph.