Antioxidant properties of proanthocyanidins of Uncaria tomentosa bark decoction...

• Author(s): Gonçalves, Cristina ; Dinis, Teresa ; Batista, Maria Teresa
• Date: 2005
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5760
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Uncaria tomentosa; Decoction; Proanthocyanidins; Antioxidant; Scavenger; Anti-inflammatory activity
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Decoctions prepared from the bark of Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) are widely used in the traditional Peruvian medicine for the treatment of several diseases, in particular as a potent anti-inflammatory agent. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to determine if the well-known anti-inflammatory activity of cat's claw decoction was related with its reactivity with the oxidant species generated in the inflammatory process and to establish a relationship between such antioxidant ability and its phenolic composition. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6TH7-4F0850T-4/1/3219343cbe74d7f0377521c42991f33e