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

Common Names
Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato
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
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Bark 25.0 1.00 *
16-ALPHA-HYDROXY-3-BETA-METHOXY-URSA-12,19(29)-DIEN-27,28-DIOIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 8.0 *
27-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-QUINOVIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 9.0 *
3-BETA-6-BETA-19-ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-23-OXO-URS-12-EN-28-OIC ACID 0 Bark 57.4 *
3-BETA-6-BETA-19-ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-ENE-23-28-DIOIC ACID 0 Root Bark 8.0 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXO-URS-12-EN-27,28-DIOIC-ACID 0 Root Bark *
3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Bark 65.0 *
3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Plant *
3BETA,6BETA,19ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 197.0 250.0 *
5ALPHA-CARBOXYSTRICTOSIDINE 0 Plant *
5ALPHA-CARBOXYSTRICTOSIDINE 0 Root Bark 255.0 *
6-BETA-19-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-3-OXO-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 0.0 *
AKUAMMIGINE 3 Leaf 9200.0 *
AKUAMMIGINE 3 Root 300.0 *
ALLOISOPTEROPODINE 1 Root *
ALLOPTEROPODINE 1 Root *
ANGUSTINE 1 Leaf *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Bark *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Bark Van Ginkel, A. 1996. Identification of the Alkaloids and Flavonoids from Uncaria tomentosa Bark by TLC in Quality Control. Phytotherapy Research, 10: S18-S19.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticataract 1 *
Anticholestatic 1 Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Anticlastogen 1 *
Anticomplement 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticonvulsant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiCVI 1 *
Antidementia 3 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 4 Jin, G-Z., Yamagata, Y., and Tomita, K.-i. 1989. Structure of Rutin Pentamethanol. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(2): 297-300, 1990.
AntiEBV 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 4 *
Antierythemic 1 *
Antiescherichic 1 *
Antiestrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiexcitotoxic 2 *
Antifeedant 3 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrosarcomic 1 *
Antigenotoxic 1 *
Antigingivitic 1 *