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GNC Laboratories
Cat's Claw
Product Highlights
The
herb, "Cat's Claw" (called
Una de Gato in Spanish)
actually includes two species: Uncaria Guianensis, collected in large
quantities from Brazil, Peru and other parts of the Amazon region - and
Uncaria Tomentosa, harvested in the Peruvian headwaters of the Amazon.
Both South American Uncaria
species are used by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest in very
similar ways and have long histories of use. Cat's claw (U. Tomentosa) has
been used medicinally by the Aguaruna, Asháninka, Cashibo, Conibo, and
Shipibo tribes of Peru for at least 2,000 years. The Asháninka Indian tribe
in central Peru use cat's claw to treat asthma, inflammations of the urinary
tract, arthritis, rheumatism, and bone pain; to recover from childbirth; as
a kidney cleanser; to cure deep wounds; to control inflammation and gastric
ulcers; and for cancer. Indigenous tribes in Piura use cat's claw to treat
tumors, inflammations, rheumatism, and gastric ulcers. Other Peruvian
indigenous tribes use cat's claw to treat diabetes, urinary tract cancer in
women, hemorrhages, menstrual irregularity, cirrhosis, fevers, abscesses,
gastritis, rheumatism, tumors, and inflammations as well as for internal
cleansing and to "normalize the body."
Cat's claw has been used in Peru and Europe since the early 1990s as an
adjunctive treatment for cancer and AIDS as well as for other diseases that
target the immune system. In herbal medicine today, cat's claw is employed
around the world for many different conditions, including immune disorders,
gastritis, ulcers, cancer, arthritis, rheumatism, rheumatic disorders,
neuralgias, chronic inflammation of all kinds, and such viral diseases as
herpes zoster (shingles). Dr. Brent Davis, D.C. has written several articles
on cat's claw and refers to it as the "opener of the way" for its ability to
cleanse the entire intestinal tract and its effectiveness in treating
stomach and bowel disorders (such as Crohn's disease, leaky bowel syndrome,
ulcers, gastritis, diverticulitis, and other inflammatory conditions of the
bowel, stomach, and intestines). Dr. Julian Whitaker, M.D. reports using
cat's claw for its immune-stimulating effects, for cancer, to help prevent
strokes and heart attacks, to reduce blood clots, and for diverticulitis and
irritable bowel syndrome.
Properties and Actions:
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antioxidant, antiproliferative,
antitumorous, antiviral, cytoprotective, cytostatic, cytotoxic, depurative,
diuretic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, immunomodulatory.
Most
common uses: Immune system booster, gastrointestinal support for
symptoms arrising from ulcers, gastritis and hemorrhoids, to heal skin
wounds, asthma, cancer, inflammatory disorders such as arthritis,
bacterial, viral and yeast infections.
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From South American Rain Forests
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The botanical species of Fingerprinted™ herbs are
positively identified by the sophisticated Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
technology.
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TLC verification method is as accurate and reliable for
identifying true herbal species as human fingerprinting.
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Whole ground herb is minimally processed; dried and
pulverized.
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Each capsule contains 500 mg of Cat's Claw Bark.
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