INKA NATURE

Fair Trade Organic Cat's Claw Powder | 150 g

Native to Peru’s virgin rainforests, this medicinal vine is known as the “Amazonian miracle of herbal medicine.” Cat’s Claw has a variety of common names like Uña de Gato. Uncaria tomentosa. The Cat’s claw with small, yellowish-white flowers found in Peru is a large, woody vine that derives its name from hook-like thorns that grow along the vine and resemble the claws of a cat. It can grow to a length of up to 30 m (100 ft), climbing by means of these thorns and is the more commonly form of Cat’s Claw used in traditional medicine.

Cat’s claw has a lengthy history in South America dating back to the Inca civilization. The tribes of the Amazon hold this herb sacred because of its great contribution to medicine. Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) has been used medicinally by various tribes of Peru for at least 2,000 years for conditions such as asthma, inflammations of the urinary tract, arthritis, rheumatism, and bone pain, as a kidney cleanser, for deep wounds, to control inflammation and gastric ulcers and for cancer, tumors, inflammations.

With so many documented traditional uses of this important rainforest plant, it is not surprising that it came to the attention of Western researchers and scientists. and studies began in the early 1970s .

Cat's claw has several groups of plant chemicals that account for much of the plant's actions and uses.

The most studied and researched is a group of oxidole alkaloids that has been documented with immuno-stimulant and antileukemic properties. Another group of chemicals called quinovic acid glycosides have documented anti-inflammatory and antiviral actions.

The plant is rich in Antioxidant chemicals (tannins, catechins and procyanidins) as well as plant sterols (beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and campesterol) for the plant's anti-inflammatory properties.

A class of compounds known as carboxyl alkyl esters found in cat's claw has been documented with immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, anticancerous, and cell-repairing properties.

Cat's claw has grown quite popular and is mostly taken today to boost immune function, as an all over tonic and preventative to stay healthy, as a painkiller, for bowel and colon problems, and as a complementary therapy for cancer. It will help reduces discomfort and inflammation for people with rheumatism, arthritis or viral infections.

Kairos Inka Nature Cat’s claw powder from the Junin is made using the bark of the stem of the trees grown according to organic farming practices with no genetic modification. The stems are picked by hand, then sun dried and the bark is reduced to powder.