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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 | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANGUSTINE | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE | 7 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HETEROYOHIMBINES | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIRSUTEINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIRSUTEINE | 3 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIRSUTINE | 8 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMITRAPHYLLINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMITRAPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPTEROPODINE | 3 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE | 15 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiatherosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 3 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |