ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF UNCÁRIA TOMENTOSA (CAT’S CLAW): SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

  • Larissa Jorge Coelho Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Guilherme Nobre Lima do Nascimento Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Abstract

To review the literature regarding studies that evaluates the anti-inflammatory and diuretic activity of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. DC.), popularly known as cat's claw. A search was made for scientific articles from September to August of 2017, using the descriptors: Uncaria tomentosa, cat's claw, diuretics and anti-inflammatories, as search strategies. In vivo preclinical studies and clinical trials were included in the evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and diuretic activity of U. tomentosa. From the 165 articles found, 10 are according to the inclusion criteria, 50% (n= 05) with experimental design in the form of pre-clinical in vivo tests, clinical trials corresponded to a total of 30% (n= 03) and the sample of In vivo and in vitro pre-clinical trials were equivalent to a total of 20% (n= 02). The most studied properties of U. tomentosa are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immune-stimulatory, antiviral and antitumor. No studies evaluating the diuretic activity of U. tomentosa were found, and pre-clinical in vivo studies and clinical trials were necessary to evaluate this possible U. tomentosa potential.

Author Biographies

Larissa Jorge Coelho, Universidade Federal do Tocantins
Laboratório de Ciências Básicas e da Saúde (LaCiBS), Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde.
Guilherme Nobre Lima do Nascimento, Universidade Federal do Tocantins
Laboratório de Ciências Básicas e da Saúde (LaCiBS), Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde.
Published
2020-07-05
How to Cite
Coelho, L. J., & Nascimento, G. N. L. do. (2020). ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF UNCÁRIA TOMENTOSA (CAT’S CLAW): SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. REVISTA CEREUS, 12(2), 119-129. Retrieved from http://ojs.unirg.edu.br/index.php/1/article/view/2773