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[[File:Uncaria tomentosa.jpg|thumb|right|'''Martynia''' is a monotypic genus in the Martyniaceae consisting of a single species, 'uña de gato''Martynia annua''', commonly known as the '''cat's claw''', and is endemic to Mexico. It is a popular material for basket making among Native American tribes in the Southwest. The genus and species were first validly described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 publication Species Plantarum.]]
== Uses =={{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Crohns disease}}, {{Uses|Low blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Depression}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}
==Common Chemical Composition==Most commercial preparations of cat's claw contain the plant species Uncaria tomentosa. Cat's claw is found in nature in two different chemotypes producing different alkaloidal constituents. Pentacyclic oxindoles are found in the roots of one type, while the tetracyclic oxindoles are present in the second type<ref name=="chemical composition"/>
== References Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit== {{Habit|Evergreen Climber}} <references>==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are bright green, simple, opposite, compound, and dimorphic, with small wide leaflets that are ovate or lanceolate when mature}}<ref name="usesLeaf"/>Traditional knowledge on ethno ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3 inches long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June -medicinal uses prevailing August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Linear and flat|20 inches long|Containing oblong, winged seeds that are wind-dispersed|With hooked hairs}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in tribal pockets which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Chhindwara and Betul DistrictsPropagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, Madhya Pradesh{{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of mainly low elevations in the tropics, India - Nath Vijendra and Khatri Pavan Kumarwhere it can usually be found at elevations up to 300 metres. Grows best in dappled shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/ref> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Typical of primary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Disturbed forest}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/uncaria-tomentosa.html Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/cats-claw-herb.html Plant description]</ref>
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964835/ Acute Toxicity and Determination of the Active Constituents]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/uncaria-tomentosa Uncaria tomentosa on science direct]
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Uncaria+tomentosa Uncaria tomentosa on useful trophical plants]
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