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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.
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Reasons Taken
4 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cat's Claw.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Other | 1 | 25% |
| tremor, hand | 1 | 25% |
| General health | 1 | 25% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 25% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Cat's Claw or how long patients were taking Cat's Claw before stopping.
Currently taking Cat's Claw
Stopped taking Cat's Claw
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Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
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Treat Parkinson's
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
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| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Better take it with a meal; otherwise stomach ache
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- stickyfingers
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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by stickyfingers
Sep 07, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- Advice/Tips
- Reduces left hand tremor by 90%, other PDs symptoms are reduced by 50% to 90%. If I reduce dosage to 2000 mg/day, symptoms worsen within one week. Increasing back to 6000 mg/day again reduces symptoms to previous low levels, within five days. Football-shaped tabs are large, and must be swallowed quickly. Otherwise, they swell up in water, and taste like wood. I take them with food to reduce chance of upset stomach.
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