Uncaria guianensis
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Uncaria guianensis, cat's claw, is a plant species in the genus Uncaria found in Amazonia. Other names for the plant include uña de gato, Paraguayo and vincaria.[1]
U. guianensis contains many phytochemicals ((-)-epicatechin, alkaloid, beta-Sitosterol, campesterol, campherol, catechol, catechutannic acid, chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, gallic acid, hyperin, oleanolic acid, rutin, stigmasterol, ursolic acid)[1] and proanthocyanidin B1[2] and proanthocyanidin B2,[3] B type proanthocyanidins, in the root.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uncaria guianensis on liberherbarum.com
- ↑ liberherbarum.com, proanthocyanidin-B1
- ↑ liberherbarum.com, Proanthocyanidin-B2
External links
Data related to Uncaria guianensis at Wikispecies
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
