Plant Genus: Uncaria tomentosa /gambier

Tamil Name:-கத்திரிக்கம்பு

Family: Rubiaceae

Medicinal uses:-

Cats Claw is a vine commonly known as Una de Gato and is used traditionally in Peruvian medicine for the treatment of a wide range of health problems, particularly digestive complaints and arthritis and to treat wounds, stomach problems, cancer, and more

It has been suggested that Cat’s claw extracts exert a direct anti-proliferative activity on MCF7 (a breast cancer cell line). This has led to its use as a adjunctive treatment for cancer and AIDS as well as other diseases that negatively impact the immunological system.

Tribal people;e  use cat’s claw to treat asthma, inflammations of the urinary tract, arthritis, rheumatism, and bone pain; to recover from childbirth; as a kidney cleanser; to cure deep wounds; to control inflammation and gastric ulcers; and for cancer.

 Peruvian tribes use cat’s claw to treat diabetes, urinary tract cancer in women, hemorrhages, menstrual irregularity, cirrhosis, fevers, abscesses, gastritis, rheumatism, tumors, and inflammations

 It is used for the treatment of  cancer and AIDS  and  other diseases that   affects the immune system It is used as an immune stimulant and an adjunctive therapy for cancer (to reduce side effects of chemotherapy )

–as a bowel cleanser and anti-inflammatory for Crohn’s, colitis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and other bowel problems

-as an anti-inflammatory for arthritis (all kinds) and muscle pains/strains/injuries

It is used as a tonic for general health (to tone, balance, and strengthen all metabolic  functions)

 It is used to cure stomach ulcers and ulcerative colitis

This is only for information not for self medication