Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. |
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Botanical Name |
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Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. |
English
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Cat's Claw |
Synonym(s) |
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Uncaria surinamensis, Nauclea aculeata, N. tomentosa, Ourouparia tomentosa |
Family |
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Rubiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Tropical vine can climb up to heights of 100 feet. The leaves are elliptic with a smooth edge, and grow in opposite whorls of two. |
| Herb Effects |
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Lower blood pressure, increase circulation, reduce heart rate, controlling cholesterol, anti-inflammatory, boost immune system, antimutagenic (cellular protector), anticancerous, antiulcerous. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Allosopteropodine, Allopteropodine, isomitraphylline, isopteropodine (root); dihydrocorynantheine, hirsuteine, hirsutine (leaf); isorhynchophylline, rhyncophylline (leaf, root); mitraphylline (bark, leaf, root); oleanolic acid, uncarine-f, ursolic acid (plant); speciophylline (bark) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Isopteropodine |
6899-73-6 |
Not Available |
C21H24N2O4 |
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| Dihydrocorynantheine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C22H28N2O3 |
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| Hirsuteine |
63989-76-4 |
Not Available |
C22H26N2O3 |
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| Hirsutine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C22H28N2O3 |
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| Isorhynchophylline |
6859-01-4 |
Not Available |
C22H28N2O4 |
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| Rhyncophylline |
76-66-4 |
Not Available |
C22H28N2O4 |
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| Mitraphylline |
509-80-8 |
Not Available |
C21H24N2O4 |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, |
C30H48O3 |
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| Speciophylline |
4697-68-1 |
Not Available |
C21H24N2O4 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For intestinal ailments (Crohn's disease, gastric ulcers and tumors, parasites, colitis, gastritis, diverticulitis and leaky bowel syndrome); arthritis, rheumatism, diabetes, PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome, diarrhea, gonorrhea, acne, diseases of the urinary tract and cancers. |
| Contraindication |
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Do not use before or after an organ or bone marrow transplant since it boosts immune function. May also have a mild blood thinning effect. |
| Reference |
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 Aquino R. De Feo V. De Simone F. Pizza C. Cirino G. Plant metabolites. New compounds and anti-inflammatory activity of Uncaria tomentosa. J Nat Prod1991 Mar-Apr;54(2):453-9.
Grieve. M. A Modern Herbal. 1931 (www.botanical.com). |
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