ABSTRACT
Herbal medicine includes a variety of traditional medical practices as well as other therapeutic advancements from many earlier generations. It offers helpful instructions on the choice, preparation, and use of herbal remedies for the treatment, control, and management of a variety of ailments. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 60% of people worldwide and 80% of people in developing countries rely nearly on herbal medicine for their main healthcare requirements. Tabebuia is the primary genus of the Bignoniaceae family, which is primarily growing in Bolivia, Brazil, and other Latin American countries. It is commonly recognized as a therapeutic alternative to anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antibacterial medications by those who live in rural or remote places. This chapter clarifies the antimalarial traditional and other potential uses of different Tabebuia species. Ingredients found in Tabebuia include napthoquinones, quinines, furanonapthoquinones, benzoic acid, cyclopentene dialdehydes, and flavonoids, all of which are highly effective in the treatment of malaria. In addition, the inner bark and leaves of most species of Tabebuia, like T. avellanedae, T. impetiginosa, T. aurea, and T. incana, are effective in controlling a wide range of diseases, like different cancers, inflammatory, and microbial infections. It may be said that different parts of Tabebuia, especially the bark and leaves, are recommended for their antimalarial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties.
