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Plant Uncaria tomentosa (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
QUINOVIC ACID-(28-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-FUCOSYL)-(28-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCETA-D-GLUCOSYLESTEROSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOSYL)-(28-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Bark not available 46.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSY)-(28-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL ESTER 0 Bark not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOSIDE) 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOSYL)-(27-1)-B 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-(BETA-D-QUINOVOSYL)-(28-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOSYL-27-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Root Bark not available 160.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-QUINOVOSYL-27-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER 0 Root Bark not available 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root Bark not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1,3)-GLUCOPYRANOSYL 0 Root Bark not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-QUINOVOPYRANOSYL-(1,3)-GALACTOPYRANOSYL 0 Root Bark not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-QUINOVOPYRANOSYL-(1,3)-GLUCOPYRANOSYL 0 Root Bark not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->3)BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27->1)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-ESTER 0 Bark not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27->1)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLESTER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-QUINOVOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE 23 Leaf not available 7700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE 23 Root 23.3 10300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 5 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antioxidant 10 Huang, M-T., and Ferraro, T. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Cancer Prevention. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.2 p.21.
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 5 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 1 Duke, 1992 *