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Cat's Claw

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Definition: A vine (Uncaria tomentosa) indigenous to the Amazon rainforest whose name is derived from its hook-like thorns. It contains oxindole alkaloids and glycosides and has many medicinal uses.      Other names tomentosas, Uncaria; tomentosa, Uncaria; Uncaria tomentosas; Claws, Cat's; Claw, Cat's; Cats Claw; Cat's Claws; Cat Claw; Uncaria tomentosa
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
gambirine  29472-77-3 Corynan-16-carboxylic acid, 16,17-didehydro-9-hydroxy-17-methoxy-, methyl ester, (16E)  *Alkaloids *Indoles Cat's Claw. J Ethnopharmacol 1992 Jun;36(3):219-23

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