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Identification and Cultivation |
| Cat's Claw |
| Uncaria tomentosa |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Other Names: | Cat's-claw, Una de Gato |
| Parts Used: | Bark (inner, of vine and roots) |
| Systems: | Liver |
| Actions: | Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, ANTIOXIDANT, Antirheumatic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Contraceptive, Cytostatic, Tonic (immune) |
| Energy and Taste: | Cool; Bitter |
| Uses: | Taken as: | Capsules or Tea |
| Contains: | large amounts of Pycnogenol (proanthocyanidin) | |
| Biochemical make-up: | carboline alkaloid, hirustine N-oxide triterpenes, isoteropodine (an alkaloid), N-oxide, oxindole-alkaloids, phytosterols (campsterol, stigmasterol), polyphenols, rhyncophylline |
| AIDS, Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, ANTIOXIDANT, Antirheumatic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular (conditions, diseases), Colds, Colitis, Contraceptive, Chron's disease, Cytostatic, Detoxification, Diseases (cardiovascular, general), Fevers, Fibromyalgia, Flu, Gastrointestinal (detoxification, problems (colitis, Chron's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers), restores beneficial bacteria), Headaches, Influenza, Irritable bowel syndrome, Tonic (immune), Tumors, Ulcers |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Tierra, Michael, The Way of Herbs, New York City, NY: Pocket Books, 1998. |
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