Cat's Claw

Description

Cat''s Claw is a woody vine, growing to 100 ft. high, is found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America.

Botanical Names

 Uncaria tomentosa

 Uncaria rhynchophylla

Parts Used

 Whole Root

 Inner Bark from the vine

 Root Bark

Health Benefits of Cat''s Claw

Cardiovascular System

 Cat''s Claw may help to prevent Atherosclerosis (due to the Rynchophylline content of Cat''s Claw inhibiting the formation of the atherosclerotic plaque that occurs during the progression of Atherosclerosis).  

 Cat''s Claw may inhibit abnormal Blood Clotting (due to Rynchophylline inhibiting platelet aggregation).  ^[1]

 Cat''s Claw may help to prevent Heart Attack (due to the Rynchophylline content of Cat''s Claw).  

 Cat''s Claw may lower Blood Pressure in High Blood Pressure patients (due to the Rynchophylline content of Cat''s Claw).  ^[2]

 Cat''s Claw may help to prevent Strokes (due to Rynchophylline''s ability to inhibit Platelet Aggregation (implicated in abnormal Blood Clotting) and Thrombosis).  

 Cat''s Claw may help to prevent and alleviate Thrombosis (due to Rynchophylline).  ^[3]

Digestive System

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Crohn''s Disease(according to many physicians observations).  ^[4]

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Diverticulitis.  ^[5]

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Dysentery.  

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Gastritis.  

 Cat''s Claw is claimed to be capable of cleansing the entire Gastrointestinal Tract (according to the observations of many physicians).  

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Intestinal Parasites (according to the observations of many physicians).  

 Cat''s Claw may improve the health and functionality of the Intestines.  

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome.  ^[6]

 Cat''s Claw may alleviate Ulcerative Colitis (according to physicians using Cat''s Claw for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis).  ^[7]

Immune System:  Cancer

 Cat''s Claw is claimed to be of great and consistent benefit in the treatment of Cancer:  ^[8]

 Cat''s Claw may cause the remission of some forms of Cancer - Brain.  ^[9]

 Cat''s Claw is claimed to minimize the toxic side effects of Chemotherapy in Cancer patients.  ^[10]