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Plant Uncaria catechu (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Gambir; Pale Catechu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
11-METHOXYYOHIMBINE 0 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-ACETOXYDIHYDRONOMILIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADIPIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHOL 22 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHUTANNIC-ACID 0 Branches not available 240000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-CATECHIN 4 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROBENZOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEIN 0 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMBIR-CATECHIN 0 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMBIRDINE 0 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMBIRFLUORESCEIN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiradicular 2 Planta Medica, 56(6): 695, 1990.
Antiseptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyreotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitrypanosomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).