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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Uncaria > Cat's Claw

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Cat's Claw  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • tomentosas, Uncaria
  • Uncaria tomentosa
  • Uncaria tomentosas

Scope note

  • A vine (Uncaria tomentosa) indigenous to the Amazon rainforest whose name is derived from its hook-like thorns. It contains oxindole alkaloids and glycosides and has many medicinal uses.

History note

  • 2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020948

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