reviewing the reported pharmacognostic and pharmacological investigations on tecoma stans juss. ex kunth

This review is destined for a comprehensive assessment of the phytochemistry and medicinal properties of tecoma stans, a widely used plant in folk cultures, as a traditionally safe and effective treatment for different diseases and complications. the attainable and reachable sources of t. stans confirmed its origin, ethnopharmacological properties, and therapeutic medicinal uses. besides a hundred chemical compounds that have been isolated, the main active constituents are flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic acids, and fatty acids. t. stans exerted many medicinal benefits, including antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and nephroprotective properties. however, there is a shortage of in vivo studies, especially adequate dosage and toxicity studies. more studies should be carried out for nutritional data. this review represents a scientific understanding of clinical correlations and applications of phytocompounds from t. stans in protecting and treating many complaints and disorders.