Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Devil's claw

Plant

English

Devil's claw, Grapple plant, Devil’s claw, Devils claw, Devil's claw, Dewil's claw, Wood spider

Latin

Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. Ex Meisn.

Plantparts

Root tuber, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abnormal heart beat, Ache, Aches, Aids digestion, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Antiarrhythmic, Antiarrythmic, Antiarthritic, Anti-cholecystitic, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Anti-hepatotoxic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-spasmodic, Arrhythmia, Arrhytmia, arthritis, Arthrosis, Backache, backpain, Back pains, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, cardiac arrhythmia, Cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiac irregularities, cholagogic, Cholagogue, cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Choleliths, Choleretic, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, convulsive state, corpulence, cramp, cramps, Cutaneous Eruptions, depurant, Depurative, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the gall, dispepsia, Dyslipidemia, dyspepsia, eczema, eruption, Erysipelas, Eupeptic, excema, Expellant of bile, Fatness, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gall complaints, gall stone, Gallstones, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for digestion, Gout, heart irregularities, Hepatoprotective, herpes zoster, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Ignis sacer, improves digestion, increase the bile secretion, Indigestion, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Inflammed joints, Irregular heartbeat, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, low back pain, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, lumbago, obesity, Osteoarthritis, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Podagra, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, psoriasis, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthritis, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, Shingles, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, Slimming, Spasm, Spasmolytic, St. Anthony's fire, St Anthony's fire, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, Stone in the gallbladder, the rose, to cleanse the blood, To lose weight, Warming digestive, Weakness of the kidney, Weakness of the liver, Weight loss

Women's diseases

climacteric, ease menopausal symptoms, menopausal problems, Menopause

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Acetoside, Alanine, aluminium, Amino acid, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Base, Beta-Sitosterol, bioside, bitter glycoside, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Chlorogenic acid, Chromium, Cinnamic acid, cobalt, Daucosterol, essential oil, fat, Fibres, Fisetin, flavonoid, Flavonol glycoside, fructose, Galactose, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Harpagide, Harpagoquinone, Harpagoside, Hentriacontane, Histidine, Iridoid, iridoid glycosides, iron, Iso-acetoside, Kaempferol, Kaempferol-Glucoside, Leucine, linoleic acid, Luteolin, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, n-Alkanes, N-Docosane, N-Hentriacontane, N-Heptacosane, N-Hexacosane, Niacin, N-Nonacosane, N-Octacosane, N-Pentacosane, N-Tetracosane, N-Tricosane, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Phenol glucoside, phenolic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Phytosterol, potassium, Procumbide, Proline, protein, raffinose, resin, Selenium, Serine, silicon, sodium, Squalene, Stachyose, Stearic acid, sterol, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, sugar, sugars, Tin, triterpene, Ursolic acid, Valine, Vegetable oil, verbascoside, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, wax, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1490

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