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
(-)-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.

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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
Antiviral	7	Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Apoptotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide	2	Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Autotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	6	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive	7	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	2	Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective	1	Merck 11th Edition
Cardiodepressant	2	Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Cardioprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *