Cat's Claw Root (Una de Gato), Unicaria tomentosa: This herb has a wide range of therapeutic applications, especially for the digestive and immune systems. Helps with intestinal flora imbalance. Cat's Claw helps to lessen the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy, PMS and irregularities of the menstrual cycle, urinary tract and prostate problems, and is an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and alterative.

Ingredients

Cat's Claw (Una de gato), Distilled Water, 20% Alcohol.

Instructions

Use 6-12 drops in juice, water, under the tongue or as desired. May be taken 3 times daily. Shake well. Store in cool dark place. Keep out of reach of children.

References and Research Info

Also see Samento. Cat's Claw is a rainforest herb that grows in the Peruvian Amazon. It has been used by the native healers for many years. In Peru and other Spanish-speaking areas, this herb is known as "Una de Gato" or Cat's Claw. Research has been conducted on Cat's Claw for over the past two decades, and it has been referred to as "The Opener of the Way" by Dr. Brent W. Davis, D.C. due to its powerful cleansing effects on the intestinal tract.

The root of Cat's Claw contains alkaloids which help to enhance the phagocytic ability of white blood cells and macrophages. The alkaloid most stimulating to the immune system is isopteropodine. It is important to note that there is another species, Uncaria guianensis, which grows in the lowlands, whereas Uncaria tomentosa grows in the highlands. The lowland species has similar properties but does not contain isopteropodine; therefore, it is less effective as an immune stimulant. Other alkaloids function to inhibit platelet aggregation and thrombosis; thus, they might be beneficial in the prevention of stroke and heart attack.