What Does Lapacho Mean in English?

Botany. lapacho [m] a tree in the family bignoniaceae (tabebuia impetiginosa)

What is lapacho used for?

Lapacho is used in the herbal medicine of several South and Central American indigenous peoples to treat a number of ailments including infection, fever and stomach complaints. The active ingredients such as lapachol have been found to possess significant abortifacient and reproductive toxicity effects for rats.

What does Lapacho look like?

Lapacho, also called trumpet tree (Tabebula impetiginosa), is a deciduous tree from the Bignoniaceae family. This ornamental tree produces a showy, colorful display of large trumpet-shaped blooms in spring. Lapacho trees thrive in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11.