Cats Claw Fact Sheet

Uña de Gato / Uncaria tomentosa (Wild)

Common Name :
Uña de Gato

Other names:
"Deixa","Garabato" "Garabato amarillo", "Garabato colorado", "Garra gavilán","Jipotatsa","Kug Kukjaqui" "Micho-mentis", "Paotati-mosha", "Samento", "Toroñ", "Tsachik", "Uncucha", "Unganangi", "Uña de gato", "Uña de gato de altura

Chemical Composition :

We found alkaloids in the leaf (rincofilina, isorincofilina, isomitrafilina, dihidrocorinanteína, Uncarina F, hirsuteína, hirsutina, Uncarina C y Uncarina E).
in the stem and the bark we have alkaloids like the rincofilina, isorincofilina, isomitrafilina, dihidrocorinanteína, Uncarina F, uncarina C , uncarina E, Hirsuteína, hirsutina), compounds of the isopentano (3 triterpenos polihidroxilados), glicósidos ( 3 glicósidos of acid quinóvico).

Action Mode :
Willd, possess properties inmunstimulants, ( stimulate and reinforce the organism's defenses ), anti-inflammatory and citostatics ( the growth and development of cells stop tumorals ).

When it is used in loud concentrations, you have a contraceptive effect. On the other hand, in comparatively low concentrations you have an anti-inflammatory effect and cancerostátic.