Herb of choice for Inflammatory Conditions such as Muscle and Joint Pain

This healing herb is known as Devil’s Claw or “harpargo” its Botanical name, a Greek word meaning “grapple hook”. This herb bears fruit in the shape of a drupaceous capsule which has a woody inner part surrounded by a fleshy layer. It splits into two curve-like “claws” or hooks which give name to this plant.

These “claws” can be quite a menace for animals and hikers as the hooks can become entangled in an animal’s fur or into a hiker’s clothing and it takes some time to “ungrapple” oneself.

Devil’s Claw has taproots which produce secondary roots called “tubers”. These tubers are dried and this is the part of the plant which is used for herbal medicine. These tubers contain a group of chemicals called iridoids that contain the active ingredients harpagoside and beta sitosterol which are known to have an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect as well as diuretic properties. It is also rich in flavanoids and phenolic acid.

Devil’s Claw is my herb of choice for Inflammatory Conditions such as Muscle and Joint Pain

This herb is very useful in assisting conditions such as arthritic and rheumatic pain and other joint diseases such as inflammation of the connective tissues. It may be used to treat the following:

• Tendonitis

• Tennis or Golfer’s Elbow

• Neuralgia or Nerve Pain

• Lower Back Pain

• Bladder and Kidney Disorders

• Digestive Stimulant

Devil’s claw offers slow but sure relief and has been shown to relieve muscle and joint pain whilst also improving vitality and mobility in the joints.

There are many ways in which Devil’s Claw can be bought. As a liquid herbal extract, and also found in capsules, tablets, as a herbal tea and as a topical ointment. The ointment has been useful in the healing of skin conditions such as boils, sores, and ulcers.

Wild stocks of this herb have been in high demand and stocks are becoming more and more depleted and farms are now being set up for the cultivation of Devil’s Claw.

Remember Herbs should always be prescribed by a Qualified Herbalist.

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