Devil's Claw Extract

Information about Devils claw extract powder:

• Product name: Devils claw extract
• Botanical Name: Harpagophytum procumbens
• Part Used: Root
• Appearance: yellow Brown powder
• Main content: 1%,5% harpagoside
• Specification: 1%,5%
• CAS Number 19210-12-9
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C24H30O11
• Molecular Weight 494.49
• EC Number 242-881-6
• MDL number MFCD00017415

Native to southern Africa, devils claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) gets its name from the tiny hooks that cover its fruit. Historically, devils claw has been used to treat pain, liver and kidney problems, fever, and malaria. Native to southern Africa, devils claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) gets its name from the tiny hooks that cover its fruit. Historically, devils claw has been used to treat pain, liver and kidney problems, fever, and malaria. It has also been used in ointments to heal sores, boils, and other skin problems. Devils claw was introduced to Europe in the early 1900s, where the dried roots have been used to restore appetite, relieve heartburn, and reduce pain and inflammation. Today, devils claw is used widely in Germany and France to fight inflammation or relieve arthritis pain, headache, and low back pain. Animal and test tube studies suggest that devils claw can help fight inflammation.

Devils claw does not have an odor, but it contains substances that make it taste bitter. It is a leafy perennial with branching roots and shoots. It has secondary roots, called tubers, that grow out of the main roots. The roots and tubers are used as medicine.