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What is Cat's Claw?

Cat's claw is a woody vine that has been used for centuries in South America. It has been used for a variety of health conditions, including viral infections, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, arthritis, to support the immune system and promote kidney health, as well as to prevent and abort pregnancy.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support immune health 7 1 Efficacy_major
Other 4 0
General health 3 0
Fibromyalgia 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Improve mobility 1 1 Efficacy_major
Difficulty sleeping through night 1 0

See all 14 patients currently taking Cat's Claw

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 5

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cat's Claw. See all 11 dosages ►

  100 mg as needed 1 tps. daily 4 tps. daily 20 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 8,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cat's Claw (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Cat's Claw

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cat's Claw

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Cat's Claw

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cat's Claw

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 2 40%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cat's Claw

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cat's Claw

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.