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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Bark | not available | 25.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-ALPHA-HYDROXY-3-BETA-METHOXY-URSA-12,19(29)-DIEN-27,28-DIOIC-ACID | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 27-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-QUINOVIC-ACID | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-6-BETA-19-ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-23-OXO-URS-12-EN-28-OIC ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | 57.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-6-BETA-19-ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-ENE-23-28-DIOIC ACID | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXO-URS-12-EN-27,28-DIOIC-ACID | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | 65.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Root Bark | 197.0 | 250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5ALPHA-CARBOXYSTRICTOSIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5ALPHA-CARBOXYSTRICTOSIDINE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 255.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-BETA-19-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-3-OXO-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AKUAMMIGINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 9200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AKUAMMIGINE | 3 | Root | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLOISOPTEROPODINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLOPTEROPODINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANGUSTINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Bark | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Piscicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Potassium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protease-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 4 | Chemical Express, 7: 285, 1992. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 1 | Lee, S. K., Song, Y., Mata-Greenwood, E., Kelloff, G. J., Steele, V. E., Pezzuto, J. M. 1999. Modulation of in vitro Biomarkers of the Carcinogenic Process by Chemopreventive Agents. Anticancer Res., 19: 35-44. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotonergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Sympatholytic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |