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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipurpuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 5 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitumor | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |