Uncaria

Uncaria tomentosa (Willd ex Schult.) DC.

Bibliografia

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  • Aquino R, De Simone F, Pizza C, Conti C and Stein ML (1989): Plant Metabolites. Structure in vitro antiviral activity of quinovic acid glycosides from Uncaria tormentosa and Guettardia platypoda. Journ. Of Nat. Prod., 52, 679-685
  • Budzinsky JW, Foster BC, Vanderhoek S (2000): An in vitro evaluation of human cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibition by selected commercial herbal extracts and tinctures. Phytomedicine, 7, 273-282.
  • Carrello CAZ and Zevallos Pollito PA (1996): Taxonomia, distribucion geografica y status del Genero Uncaria en el Perù. Univ. Nacion. Agraria La Molina, Lima.
  • de Feo, V. 1992. Medicinal and magical plants in the northern Peruvian Andes. Fitoterapia 63:417-440.
  • De Jong W, Melnyk M, Lozano LA, Rosales M and Garcia M (1999): Una de Gato. Fate and Future of a Peruvian Forest Resource. ICIFOR Paper 22,Jakarta.
  • Dersmarchelier C, Monelli E, Coussio J and Ciccia G (1997): Evaluation of the In Vitro Antioxidant Activity in Extracts of Uncaria tormentosa (Willd)DC; Phytother. Research, 11, 254-256.
  • Hilepo JN, Bellucci AG , Mossey RT (1997): Acute renal failure caused by ""Cat'sclaw"" herbal remedy in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Nephron, 77, 361.
  • Keplinger K, Laus G, Wurm M, Dierich MP, Teppner H (1999): Uncaria tormentosa (Willd)DC- Ethnomedical use and new pharmacological, toxicological and botanical results. Journ. of Ethnopharmacol., 64, 23-34.
  • Lemaire I, Assinewe V, Cano P, Awang DVC and Arnason JT (1999): Stimulation of interleukin-1 and -6 production in alveolar macrophages by the neotropical liana, Uncaria tomentosa (Una de Gato). Journ. Of Ethnopharmacol., 64, 109-115
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  • Reinhard KH (1999): Uncaria tomentosa (Willd)DC: Cat's claw, Una de Gato o Saventaro. The Journ. Of Altern. And Complement. Med., 5, 143-151.
  • Rizzi R, Re F, Bianchi A, De Feo V, De Simone F, Bianchi L, Stivala LA (1993): Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of Uncaria tormentosa and its extracts. Journ. Of Ethnopharmacol, 38, 63-77.
  • Sandoval-Chacon M, Thompson JH, Zhang XJ, Liu X, Mannick EE, Sandoval-Krowicka H, Charbonnet RM, Clark DA and Miller MJS (1998): Antiinflammatory actions of Cat's claw: the role of NF-[kappa]B. Aliment. Pharmacol and Therapeut, 12, 1279-1289.
  • Santa Maria A, Lopez A, Diaz MM, Alban J, Galan de Mera A, Vincente Orellana JA and Pozuelo JM (1997): Evaluation of the toxicity of Uncaria tmentosa by biossay in vitro. Journ. of Ethnopharmacol, 57, 183-187.
  • Schultes, R.E. and Raffauf, R.F. 1990. The Healing Forest. Dioscorides Press, Portland
  • Sheng Y, Pero RW and Wagner H (2000): Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced leukopenia in a rat model with aqueous extract from Uncaria tomentosa. Phytomedicine, 7, 137-142.
  • Sheng Y, Pero RW, Amiri A, Brygelsson C (1998): Induction of apoptosis and Inhibition of Proliferation in Human Tumor Cells Treated with Extracts of Uncaria tomentosa. Anticancer Res., 18, 3363-3368.
  • Vasquez M., R. 1990. Useful Plants of Amazonian Peru. Spanish Typescript. Second Draft. Filed with USDA's
  • Wagner H, Kreutzkamp B and Jurcuic K (1985). The alkaloids of Uncaria tomentosa and their phagopcytosis-stimulating action. Planta Medica, 5, 419-423,
  • Wirth C and Wagner H (1997): Pharmacologically active procyanidines from the bark of Uncaria tomentosa. Phytomedicine, 4, 256-266.