Uncaria

Known as: Uncarias 
A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE. Members contain uncarine and other cytotoxic and hypotensive oxindole alkaloids.
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2016
Review
2016
Neuropharmacological efficacy of the traditional Japanese Kampo medicine yokukansan and its active ingredients.
Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with cognitive dysfunction, and is often complicated by behavioral and… (More)
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2006
2006
Proapoptotic effect of Uncaria tomentosa extracts.
Uncaria tomentosa ("Uña de gato") (Rubiaceae) is widely used in South America for treatment of gastritis, arthritis, cancer and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antioxidant properties of proanthocyanidins of Uncaria tomentosa bark decoction: a mechanism for anti-inflammatory activity.
Decoctions prepared from the bark of Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) are widely used in the traditional Peruvian medicine for the… (More)
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2002
2002
Anti-inflammatory activity of two different extracts of Uncaria tomentosa (Rubiaceae).
We assessed in vivo the anti-inflammatory activity of two Cat's claw bark extracts, by comparing a spray-dried hydroalcoholic… (More)
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2000
2000
Treatment of chemotherapy-induced leukopenia in a rat model with aqueous extract from Uncaria tomentosa.
The Uncaria tomentosa water extracts (C-Med-100) depleted of indole alkaloids (< 0.05%, w/w) have been shown to induce apoptosis… (More)
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC.--ethnomedicinal use and new pharmacological, toxicological and botanical results.
The medicinal system of the Asháninka Indians in Perú is portrayed. Three categories of medical disorders and healers are… (More)
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1999
1999
Stimulation of interleukin-1 and -6 production in alveolar macrophages by the neotropical liana, Uncaria tomentosa (uña de gato)
Two extracts of different collections of the traditional medicine uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa) from Peru were characterized by… (More)
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1993
1993
Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of Uncaria tomentosa and its extracts.
Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of extracts and chromatographic fractions of Uncaria tomentosa bark are reported. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Plant metabolites. New compounds and anti-inflammatory activity of Uncaria tomentosa.
Bioassay-directed fractionation of the anti-inflammatory extracts of Uncaria tomentosa, using the carrageenan-induced edema in… (More)
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1990
1990
New polyhydroxylated triterpenes from Uncaria tomentosa.
Three novel polyhydroxylated triterpenes have been isolated from Uncaria tomentosa. Their structures were established as 1, 2… (More)
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