CATS CLAW.
Uncaria tomentosa.
Cats Claw is a branching shrub type vine with thorned, liana like stalks from where it gains its common name. The branches are rich in medicinal compounds, including the ibogoid alkaloid, corynantheine and the kratom alkaloids mitraphylline and speciophylline. It is also used as an immunofortifying tonic and clinics exist today in the Amazon where AIDS patients are being treated with extracts of this plant.

Be sure you buy
genuine Peruvian
Uncaria tomentosa
when you buy Cats Claw.

There are many vines in South America known as Cats claw,only Uncaria tomentosa carries the powers refered to by the Shahman of Peru, and scientific research.

Ask for
sustainably farmed
hand harvested
Uncaria tomentosa
whole herb only.

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Cats Claw. A vine reshooting after careful harvesting.

The World Health Organisation organised the first International Conference on Una de Gato in Geneva, May 1994, where it received recognition as another important and powerful medicinal plant.

An ability to stop viral infections in the early stages (when an individual feels an infection starting and/or already has a fever, fatigue, muscle aches and sore throat) using Cats Claw as a diet supplement may add releif.

An ability to help patients who are chemically-sensitive, decreasing the fatigue which accompanies this problem and reducing the severity of symptoms.

An ability to significantly enhance emotional stability, even in the midst of extreme stress from personal problems.

Six oxindole alkaloids have been isolated in the inner bark of this plant and have been proven to provide a general boost to the immune system and been found to significantly enhance the ability of white blood cells to engulf and digest harmful micro-organisms or foreign matter, thus assisting the process of phagocytosis in the body. Other alkaloids and phytochemicals (glycosides) present in Cat's Claw have been isolated and tested and are shown to provide pronounced natural anti-inflammatory benefits.
As a true adaptogen with almost unlimited therapeutic applications, Cat's Claw has been called by experts as a "World Class Herb: a "Miracle Herb" and a "Sacred Herb of the Rainforest."
Health care providers are now using it successfully with their arthritic patients for its anti-inflammatory and immune-stimulating properties.
The alkaloid content of the Cat's Claw plant varies depending on quality. It ranges from 0.1% to 1.0% total alkaloids. This can be further decreased by processing.
Using Cats Claw as a tea is the traditional way of taking this herb. It can be blended with other herbs for flavour and added benefits.

CATS CLAW
The World Health Organisation organised the first International Conference on Una de Gato in Geneva, May 1994, where it received recognitionas another important and powerful medicinal plant.
An ability to stop viral infections in the early stages(when an individual feels an infection starting and/or already has a fever,fatigue, muscle aches and sore throat) using Cats Claw as a diet supplement may add releif.
An ability to help patients who are chemically-sensitive,decreasing the fatigue which accompanies this problem and reducing theseverity of symptoms.
An ability to significantly enhance emotional stability, even inthe midst of extreme stress from personal problems.
An ability to help the body fight infections better in seriousillness. Has also been proven to control and reduce external growthsand rashes.
Six oxindole alkaloids have been isolated in the inner bark ofthis plant and have been proven to provide a general boost to the immunesystem and been found to significantly enhance the ability of white bloodcells to engulf and digest harmful micro-organisms or foreign matter, thusassisting the process of phagocytosis in the body. Other alkaloids andphytochemicals (glycosides) present in Cat's Claw have been isolated andtested and are shown to provide pronounced natural anti-inflammatorybenefits.
As a true adaptogen with almost unlimited therapeutic applications,Cat's Claw has been called by experts as a "World Class Herb: a "MiracleHerb" and a "Sacred Herb of the Rainforest."
Health care providers are now using it successfully with theirarthritic patients for its anti-inflammatory and immune-stimulating properties.
The alkaloid content of the Cat's Claw plant varies dependingon quality. It ranges from 0.1% to 1.0% total alkaloids. This can be furtherdecreased by processing.
Using Cats Claw as a tea is the traditional way of taking this herb. It can be blended with other herbs for flavour and added benefits.