Uncaria, also known as hook vine, hanging vine, eagle claw wind, upside down, etc. It is an evergreen vine of the genus Uncaria of the Rubiaceae family. It is a climbing shrub with slender and slender stems and branches, with elliptical leaves and inflorescence heads.

According to different shapes, Uncaria can be divided into the following types:

1. Uncaria: The stems and branches are cylindrical or quasi-cylindrical, with a diameter of 2-6mm. The surface is reddish-brown to purple-brown or tan, with fine vertical lines and no hair. The stem has a slightly protruding link, with two downwardly curved hooks or hooks on only one side. The hooks are 1-2cm long, shaped like a boat shop, with a pointed tip and a slightly rounded base. On the branches at the base of the hook, pits and circular stipule marks can be seen after the petiole falls off. Lightweight and hard. The outer layer of the cross is reddish brown, and the pith is light brown or light yellow. Smell and tasteless.

2. Chinese Uncaria: The stems and branches are square-columnar, with four corners with edges, and the diameter is 2-5mm. The surface is yellow-green or yellow-brown. The hook is 1.3-2.8cm long, bent into a long hook shape. Semicircular inverted or non-inverted stipules are often left on the branches of the hook base, and the base is flat and broad. Light body and loose quality. The pith of the section is white.

3. Uncaria macrophylla: The stems and branches are square columnar, with deep longitudinal grooves on both sides, 2-5mm in diameter. The surface is grayish brown to light brown, with brown hair, especially the nodes and hook ends. The hook is 1.7-3.5cm long, bends inward to form a semicircle, and the end swells into a small ball. The pith of the cross-section is usually hollow, sometimes with pith.

Uncaria uncaria is used as medicine with hooked stems and branches. It has the effects of clearing heat and calming liver, dispelling wind and relieving convulsions. Modern pharmacological experiments have also proved that Uncaria has a hypotensive effect, so it has high medicinal value. Nutra-Herb Ingredient Inc. lists the following for you:

1. Uncaria tomentosa Extract is a natural tranquilizer

Uncaria can play a calming role, and can effectively inhibit the overexcitement of the central nervous system and restore calmness to the body.

2. Uncaria tomentosa Extract is good for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Uncaria can improve blood circulation, adjust the blood flow to the heart and other important organs at any time, and ensure the sufficient and timely blood supply. It can ensure that the major organs of the human body are fully charged. It is very effective for ischemic anemia and cerebral blood supply.

3. Uncaria tomentosa Extract can have a health effect on the uterus

Uncaria is conducive to contraction of uterine smooth muscles and can relieve uterine pain. For mothers, eating Uncaria can help expectant mothers to pass the pregnancy safely without toxic side effects.

4. Uncaria tomentosa Extract can also treat many acute severe infections

Uncaria can cause toxic encephalopathy to many diseases, including sepsis, lobar pneumonia, toxic bacillary dysentery, salmonella infection, etc., which may be due to the body's infection with poisonous leaf blood, which can relieve its tolerance. Uncaria can reduce the frequency of vomiting blood in such people and maintain the body.

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