Fwd: Cat's Claw for colds.cancer and AIDS

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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:16:36 EST

Cat's Claw for colds.cancer and AIDS

 

 

 

 

Kerry Bone, the herbalist who writes for Dr.Jonathan V.Wright's newsletter

Nutrition & Healimg, wrote in the April,2003 issue about Cat's Claw (Uncaria

tomentosa) this multi-purpose herb.There are two types one contains only

pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POA) the other contains POA and tetracyclic

oxindole alkaloids(TOA). Researc has shon TOA's to counteract some of the immune

enhancing effects of POA's, so you want to use those containing POA only. Check

the label in yor health food store, if it is not clear, call the manufacturer.

 

A Newspaper report in Lima,Peru reported success of Cat's Claw standardized

extract in treatment of allergies , bronchitis. genital herpes and herpes

zoster. The progression of AIDS and cancer was said to be slowed in patients on

cat's claw and the side effects of AZT and radiation therapy were reduced. In a

study of 44 AIDS ptients using varying doses from 20 to 60 mg/day of

standardized cat's claw root extract.AZT or a combination of both, found

patients taking cat's claw experienced a significant increase in their T4 cells

for the first year of therapy--with a persistent increase for 3 years. Patients

p24 antigen levels decreased, indicating less virus in the blood. Patients

taking both AZT and cat's claw extract showed the same improvement in the T4

cell counts at the end of the first 6 months as those on extract alone. So the

AZT did not lower the effectiveness of Cat's claw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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