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Cat’s Claw

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Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products

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Uncaria tomentosa, Uncaria guianensis, Uncaria gambir, una de gato, life-giving vine of Peru, samento (Anonymous, 1996)

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  1. Melissa Dawn Bostic
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  1. WV Drug Information Center, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Melanie Johns Cupp PharmD, BCPS

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Bostic, M.D., Cupp, M.J. (2000). Cat’s Claw. In: Cupp, M.J. (eds) Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-020-9_29

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