Vilcacora – bark pieces 20kg

Product detailed description

Vilcacora (Uncaria tomentosa) – bark pieces from the Peruvian Amazon, also known as “cat’s claw”. A distinctive, earthy and woody plant with a long tradition, suitable for preparing infusions or decoctions.

Chemical composition: The whole plant contains: mitrafillin, uncarin F, isomitrafillin, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid

Leaves: Alkaloids (N-oxide dihydrocorinantein, N-oxide hirsutein, isorinophylline, dihydrocorinantein, mitraphillin, rhinophylline, uncarine F irsutein, irsutin). Cortex: Alkaloids (rhinophylline, isorinophylline, dihydrocorinantein, mitrafillin, uncarin F, irsutein, irsutin, isopterpodine, pteropodin, isomythraphyllin, speciophyllin, 5α-carboxystrikosidine, isopentanoic acid compounds (3-glycosyl), 3-tricosylic acid sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol), 3α-dihydrocadambin.

Bark: Alkaloids (rhinophilin, isorinophilin, dihydrocorinantein, mitrafilin, uncarina F, irsutein, irsutin, isocopiopodin, pteropodin, isomitrafilina, speciophilin, 5a-carboxystrikosidine), isopentane compounds (pilihydroxylated 3-glycosides) steroids (beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol), 3-dihydrocadambin.

Strain: Alkaloids (rhinophylline, mitraphilin, isorinophylline, dihydrocorinantein, uncarin F, irsutein, irsutin, N-oxidodihydrocorinantein, N-oxidohirsutein), isopentane compounds (3-polyhydroxylated triperthenes), glycosides (3-glycosides).

Root: Uncarina F, speciophilin, isocopiopodin, pteropodin, isomitrafilina, rincofilina, isorinophyllin, mitrafillin, epicatechin and procyanidin.

Source: Uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa Willd. Y U. guianensis (Aubl.) Gmel)