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Cat's Claw Bark Extract (Uncaria tomentosa) 1 fl oz: C

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Starwest Herbal Fluid Extracts are made to exacting standards, such as those of the German Pharmacopoeia, with a Certified Organic grain alcohol base.

Starwest Herbal Extracts are convenient to use, an excellent alternative to herb tea or capsules. Made by a cold process method that extracts the maximum amount of vitamins, minerals, and active constituents of the herb.

Our extracts have a herb strength of 1 to 1 and a 30% alcohol content; the fresh extracts are a 1 to 2 ratio with a 50% alcohol content.

Our extensive line of herbal extracts are mostly Certified Kosher, including some Fresh, Responsibly
Wildcrafted (WC) and many Certified Organic - all grown in compliance with the National Organic Program.

The bark is boiled for 15 minutes to make a thick decoction. As much as two or three cups a day can be used in cases of immediate need, and less as a daily supplement. Lemon juice or vinegar added to the boiling decoction will extract more alkaloids, and limit the tannin extraction.

Cat's claw has been used medicinally by Native Amazonia for millenia.

Cat’s Claw does appear to assist immune function, reduce arthritic and bowel inflammations and help in healing minor injuries.

In 1999, Canadian researchers at the University of Ottawa demonstrated the immunostimulating effect of cat's claw's oxindole alkaloids, thus further confirming ehtnobotanical tradition. A 1988 Peruvian study demonstrated the same.

Cat's claw is prescribed for cancer and AIDS patients in Austria and Germany. Immunostimulation, of course, has a tonic effect even for the well.

Cat's claw's unique chemistry also has proven anti-inflammatory effects, thus confirming the traditional use for arthritis and rheumatism, as well as for inflammatory intestinal disorders. Cat's claw has been clinically shown to be effective against stomach ulcers.

Cat's claw is now the subject of a great deal of ongoing research, since its unique constituents, including its anti-inflammatory glycosides, also demonstrate antiviral, hypotensive and vasodilating properties. It may help prevent blood clots and lower cholesterol.

Cat's claw's antioxidant and blood-vessel dilating properties seem to be useful for people with Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb129.htm:

Clinical Trials

This small preliminary study demonstrates relative safety and modest benefit to the tender joint count of a highly purified extract from the pentacyclic chemotype of Uncaria tomentosa in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis taking sulfasalazine or hydroxychloroquine. Mur 2002

These results suggest that Choto-san is effective in the treatment of vascular dementia. Glutamate-induced cell death of cultured cerebellar granule cells was protected by the application of water extract of the main ingredient, Uncaria sinensis, in a dose-dependent manner. Itoh 2001

In this human intervention study C-Med-100 supplement found a statistically significant elevation in the lymphocyte/neutrophil ratios of peripheral blood and a reduced decay in the 12 serotype antibody titer responses to pneumococcal vaccination at 5 months. Lamm 2001

This clinical trial found Cat's claw an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. Uncaria guianensis and U. tomentosa are equiactive and are effective antioxidants. Their anti-inflammatory properties may result from their ability to inhibit TNFalpha and to a lesser extent PGE2 production. Piscoya 2001

This study found a statistically significant decrease of DNA damage and a concomitant increase of DNA repair, but no drug-related toxic responses to C-Med-100 (clinical symptoms, serum clinical chemistry, whole blood analysis and leukocyte differential counts). Sheng 2001

Botanical Name:

Uncaria tomentosa

Ingredients:

Cold-pressed herb extract, certified organic grain alcohol.

Manufacturer - Click for Complete List:

Starwest Botanicals

Manufacturer Number:

471133-02

UPC:

76796300460

Kosher Info:

Kosher Certified

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Some Starwest products contain sulfur-based preservatives, known as sulfites. FDA considers sulfites to be generally recognized as safe (GRAS), but some people are sulfite-sensitive.

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