Una de Gato Cats Claw

the name “cats claw”  comes from the hook-like thorns that grow along the vine and resemble the claws of a cat. Cat’s claw is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and other tropical areas of South and Central America.

TRIBAL AND HERBAL MEDICINE USES:

Cat’s claw has been used medicinally to treat various illnesses. Its been used 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 used around the world for many different conditions, including immune disorders, gastritis, ulcers, cancer, chronic inflammation of all kinds, and such viral diseases as herpes zoster.