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Common Names
Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimalarial | 2 | Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 6 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |