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
ISOPTEROPODINE	3	Root	19.3	2800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPTEROPODINE	3	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPTEROPODINE	3	Stem Bark	60.0	630.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE	15	Leaf	not available	22200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE	15	Root	45.5	21600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE	15	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE-N-OXIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOROTUNDIFOLINE	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE	12	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE	12	Leaf	not available	10900.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE	12	Root	not available	5000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE	12	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE	12	Stem Bark	30.0	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID	64	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID	64	Root Bark	100.0	150.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPODINE	3	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPODINE	3	Leaf	not available	4800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPODINE	3	Root	not available	5600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPODINE	3	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPODINE	3	Stem Bark	50.0	3000.0	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
Antithrombotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid	2	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitrypanosomic	2	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor	5	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitumor (brain)	1	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.
Antitumor (Breast)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	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.
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	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.
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	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.
Antitumor (Skin)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antivaricose	1	Duke, 1992 *