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Common Names
Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHYNCHOPHYLLINE | 23 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHYNCHOPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTUNDIFOLINE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | 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. |
| SPECIOPHYLLINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPECIOPHYLLINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 10800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPECIOPHYLLINE | 1 | Root | not available | 6600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPECIOPHYLLINE | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPECIOPHYLLINE | 1 | Stem Bark | 80.0 | 1600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNCARINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNCARINE-F | 1 | Leaf | not available | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNCARINE-F | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Fernando Cabieses, 1994. |
| UNCARINE-F | 1 | Root | not available | 3100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNCARINE-F | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNCARINE-F | 1 | Stem Bark | 30.0 | 630.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 6 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |