Plant Uncaria tomentosa (Pedaliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CINCHONAIN-1-A	0	Bark	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINCHONAIN-1-B	0	Bark	not available	65.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CORYNOXEINE	1	Leaf	not available	190.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CORYNOXEINE	1	Root	not available	510.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE	7	Leaf	not available	800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE	7	Root	not available	710.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE-N-OXIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTEINE	3	Leaf	not available	140.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTEINE	3	Root	not available	190.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTINE	8	Leaf	not available	330.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTINE	8	Root	not available	800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTINE-N-OXIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOAJMALICINE	0	Leaf	not available	310.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYNOXEINE	1	Leaf	not available	600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYNOXEINE	1	Root	not available	950.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE	3	Leaf	not available	25000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE	3	Root	not available	3300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE	3	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE	3	Stem Bark	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPTEROPODINE	3	Leaf	not available	3100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Ulcerogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Uterotonic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	7	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229