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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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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE 0 Leaf *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE 0 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.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf *
MITRAPHYLLINE 12 Leaf *
MITRAPHYLLINE 12 Root *
MITRAPHYLLINE 12 Root Bark *
MITRAPHYLLINE 12 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.
OXINDOLE 0 Leaf *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A1 0 Root *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B1 0 Root *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B2 0 Root *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B4 0 Root *
PTEROPODINE 3 Root *
PTEROPODINE 3 Root Bark *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-D-[BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL]-(27-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Bark 125.0 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bark 75.0 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->3)BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27->1)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLESTER 0 Stem Bark 135.0 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.
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark 60.0 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 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.
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27->1)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLESTER 0 Stem Bark 82.0 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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Colon) 1 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 *
Antiulcer 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antivaricose 1 *
Antiviral 4 *
Apoptotic 2 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Autotoxic 1 *
Calcium-Antagonist 4 *
Calcium-Blocker 1 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Cardiodepressant 2 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Cardioprotective 1 *
Cardiotonic 1 *