Cat's Claw

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Guiana

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Dysentery

Science studied: MITRAPHYLLINE, PTEROPODINE, QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-D-[BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL]-(27-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER, QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Pedaliaceae

Scientific name: Uncaria guianensis

Common names: Cat's Claw, Una de Gato, Garabato Colorado, Tambor Huasca, Ungunagi, Aigowe, Becóromo, Eigawen, Eyigoe, Kasha waska, Kenkuk, Ontaepome, Rinri kasha waska, Turiyai oja, Umuco, Uña de gato, Yaku kasha, cat's claw, cat's-claw, esperaí, guyanankynsiliaani, unha-de-gato, uña de gato

POWO: 768250-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Guiana.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Dysentery

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Guiana

Documented cultural uses

• Dysentery

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Dysentery · Guiana · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Chloroplast genome characterization of Uncaria guianensis and Uncaria tomentosa and evolutive dynamics of the Cinchonoideae subfamily. · 2023 source ↗
• Genetic diversity among genotypes of <i>Uncaria guianensis</i> (Aubl.) J.F. Gmel. maintained in an in vitro germplasm bank. · 2021 source ↗
• Unnatural spirocyclic oxindole alkaloids biosynthesis in Uncaria guianensis. · 2019 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• MITRAPHYLLINE
• PTEROPODINE
• QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-D-[BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL]-(27-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL ESTER
• QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSIDE
• QUINOVIC ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-FUCOPYRANOSYL-(27-1)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
• QUINOVIC-ACID-3BETA-O-BETA-D-QUINOVOPYRANOSIDE
• RHYNCHOPHYLLINE
• ANGUSTINE
• SPECIOPHYLLINE
• ANGUSTOLINE
• DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE
• DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL
• EPICATECHIN
• HETEROYOHIMBINES
• HIRSUTEINE
• HIRSUTINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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