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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Uncaria catechu (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Gambir; Pale Catechu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
11-METHOXYYOHIMBINE 0 Branches *
3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN 0 Leaf *
3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN 0 Stem *
7-ACETOXYDIHYDRONOMILIN 0 Seed *
ADIPIC-ACID 3 Plant *
ASH 0 Plant 30000.0 50000.0 -1.28 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CATECHINS 1 Branches 300000.0 350000.0 *
CATECHOL 22 Branches *
CATECHUTANNIC-ACID 0 Branches 240000.0 *
CELLULOSE 1 Plant *
D-CATECHIN 4 Branches *
DIHYDROBENZOIC-ACID 0 Plant *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEIN 0 Branches *
DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNINE 0 Plant *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Branches *
EPICATECHIN 40 Branches *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Branches *
GAMBIR-CATECHIN 0 Branches *
GAMBIRDINE 0 Branches *
GAMBIRFLUORESCEIN 0 Bulb *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianaphylactic 4 *
Antiangiogenic 2 *
Antiarthritic 1 *
Antiasthmatic 2 Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 *
Antibacterial 4 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 1 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticarcinomic 1 *
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 *
Anticataract 2 Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989.
Anticoagulant 1 *
Anticolitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 2 *