Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Cat's claw

Plant

English

Cat's claw, Cat’s claw, Garabato, Garabato amarillo, Hawk's claw, Life-giving vine of peru, Paraguayo, Samento, Saventaro, Tambor huasca, Una de gato, Una de gavilan

Latin

Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC., Ourouparia tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) K.Schum., Uncaria surinamensis Miq., Uncaria tomentosa var. dioica Bremek., Uncaria tomentosa DC, Nauclea aculeat Kunth, Nauclea tomentosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., Ourouparia tomentosa (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K. Schum.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abscess, Abscesses, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-abscess, Anti-AIDS, Antiarthritic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-caries, Anti-cirrhotic, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Antiherpetic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Mitotic, Antimutagenic, Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, Antiulcer, Antiviral, Antiviral Agent, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, Arthrosis, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, bleeding, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Bloody flux, Boils, Caries, Cavities, Cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver, clap, Cleanses the blood, Contraception, contraceptive, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Cytostatic, Dental caries, depurant, Depurative, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive ulcers, Disinfectant, dispel worms, diuretic, dysentery, Enhances immune resistance, expel worms, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gastric catarrh, gastric ulcer, Gastritis, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, gout, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, helmint, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Herpes, high blood pressure, hobnail, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypotension, Hypotensive, immune enhangement, Immune weakness, Immunostimulant, Imune activation, Imune stimulant, Infant's trush, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the bladder, Inflammation of the sinuses, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, low blood pressure, Lowers bloodpressure, positive influence on the imune system, Pressor, prostate, Prostatitis, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Rhinosinusitis, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Sinus infection, Sinusitis, Sinus trouble, snakebite, Snake bites, social disease, Stimulates the immune system, Stomach ulcers, sugar diabetis, thrush, to cleanse the blood, Tooth decay, treatment for worms, trush, Ulcer, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary bladder inflammation, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, venereal disease, Venereal diseases, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, viral infection, Viruses, virus infection, worm, worms

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-leukemic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Blood cancer, cancer, cancer (leukemia), leukaemia, leukemia, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Erratic periods, Irregular cycles, Irregular menstruation, irregular period, Irregular periods, Regulate menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 (-)-Epicatechin, alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Catechol, catechutannic-Acid, Chlorogenic acid, Dl-Catechol, Ellagic acid, Epicatechin, flavonoid, gallic acid, glycoside, hyperoside, Oleanolic acid, Procyanidin, rutin, saponin, Stigmasterol, Ursolic acid

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn10439

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