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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Uncaria guianensis (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 1400.0 -0.52 Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ANGUSTINE 1 Leaf *
ANGUSTINE 1 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ANGUSTOLINE 0 Leaf *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Bark Van Ginkel, A. 1996. Identification of the Alkaloids and Flavonoids from Uncaria tomentosa Bark by TLC in Quality Control. Phytotherapy Research, 10: S18-S19.
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE 7 Leaf *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE 7 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL 0 Leaf *
EPICATECHIN 40 Root *
HETEROYOHIMBINES 1 Leaf *
HIRSUTEINE 3 Leaf *
HIRSUTEINE 3 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
HIRSUTINE 8 Leaf *
HIRSUTINE 8 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
INDOLE 15 Leaf *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE 3 Leaf *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE 0 Leaf *
ISOPTEROPODINE 3 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE 15 Leaf *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE 15 Stem Bark Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View) *
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Adrenergic-Blocker 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 (View) *
Anabolic 1 (View) *
Analgesic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 2 (View) Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 4 (View) *
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View) *
Antiapoplectic 1 (View) *
Antiarrhythmic 3 (View) *
Antiatherogenic 1 (View) *