Cat’s
Claw is a woody vine that grows to more than
100 feet, winding itself upward through the
trees in the highlands of the Peruvian rain
forest.
Cat’s Claw grows best between 900 to 2900
feet above sea level.
Classification
Warm
Taste
Balance
Yin/Yang
Humour
Uses/Applications
Cat’s
Claw enhances ones overall immunity, while
increasing stamina and
energy.
It is the most powerful immune enhancing
herb of all the herbs native to the Peruvian
Amazon.
Cat’s Claw provides relief from the side
effects of Chemotherapy, Fibermyalgia, and
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome.
Cat’s Claw cleanses the digestive tract
making it useful in the treatment of Crohn’s
Disease, colitis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids,
gastritis, ulcers, parasites, and intestinal
flora imbalance.
Cat’s
Claw is commercially
harvested.
A cut is made into the vine, about 45 cm
long, and then the debris is scraped from the
bark.
The bark is then peeled and carried to a
central location to be chipped and dried in the
sun for about 4 days.
Preparation
Capsule
Take
300 mg. three times per
day.
Extract
Take 60
- 90 drops four times per
day.
For overt pathologies where the condition
is very advanced as much as 250 - 500 drops per
day can be taken.
Growing
Directions
Cat’s
Claw is not
cultivated. It grows wild in the
high lands of the Peruvian
Amazon.
History
The
Ashaninka valued and used Cat’s Claw which they
called Samento as a plant with curative,
magical, and revitalizing
powers.
It has been used by the Ashaninka for
hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years for
treating a wide range of
problems.
Additional
Information
1.
Evidence shows it may be beneficial in
the treatment of Cancer, Genital Herpes,
Bursitis, Arthritis, Rheumatism, Allergies, and
PMS
2.
Dr. Ambrose, ND, Oregon College of
Oriental Medicine, has seen remarkable
improvement in patients suffering from Crohn;s
Disease, ulcers, asthma, arthritis, and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome.
3.
Research in Peru, Germany, England,
Hungary, and Italy dates back to the
1970’s.
Evidence suggests Cat’s Claw may be a
beneficial treatment of cancer, arthritis,
bursitis, rheumatism, genital herpes, herpes
zoster, allergies, ulcers, PMS<
environmental toxin poisoning, and bowel or
intestinal disorders.
4.
Cat’s Claw is an endangered
species.
The Government of Peru passed legislation
to protect the tree.
It is illegal to harvest the
root.
If harvesting of the root would have
continued the tree would have been extinct by
the year 2000.
The medicinal value is in the
bark.
5.
Studies from 1988 - 1992 by Dr. Brent
Davis report Cat’s Claw’s ability to break
through severe intestinal problems that no
other available product can
touch.
6.
Peruvian Amazon studies suggest it has
the ability to stop viral infections in the
early stages.
It may be useful in the treatment of
Aids.
7.
Studies indicate its action is similar to
cortisone, lessening pain in the joints and
connective tissues.
Cautions
None. This herb can be taken
safely without worry about
toxicity.
