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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
Other 1 25%
tremor, hand 1 25%
General health 1 25%
Treat Parkinson's 1 25%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Cat's Claw.

  1600 mg day 36000 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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

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

Stopped taking Cat's Claw

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
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0
0
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Cat's Claw (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 1 50% Other: 50%

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

Treat Parkinson's

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

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)

  • 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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