I began taking cats claw for tendinitis in my arms. It worked better than any other anti inflammatory I have tried. But at the same time an old chronic injury of the IT band in the hip began to re-occur. In fact it got worse than ever before and spread to the right hip. I stopped taking cats claw and my hip pain diminished. All this was within a three day period. I can't be certain that the cat's claw promoted my hip pain but I'm pretty sure it did. After discontinued use of the herb my arm pain came back. So now I must choose between arm pain and hip pain. Does anyone have a possible explanation for this?
I began taking cats claw for tendinitis in my arms. It worked better than any other anti inflammatory I have tried. But at the same time an old chronic injury of the IT band in the hip began to re-occur. In fact it got worse than ever before and spread to the right hip. I stopped taking cats claw and my hip pain diminished. All this was within a three day period. I can't be certain that the cat's claw promoted my hip pain but I'm pretty sure it did. After discontinued use of the herb my arm pain came back. So now I must choose between arm pain and hip pain. Does anyone have a possible explanation for this?
Thanks, Dave
It would be much better if you used the scientific name as various plants can have the same common name. The closes thing I have found related to "catsclaw" is "CatClaw or Guajillo" which can be any of the Acacias. The various Acacias have slightly different chemistries but in general the leaves of most are toxic and should not be used. The roots are used in making an infusion "tea" for internal use as an antipyretic and antimicrobial in some areas of Africa . That is because the people in these areas do not have access or can not afford medical care. Externally the "tea" is used as an analgesic for arthritis. Some portions of the tree are used as a drug by the bottom feeders of the drug world. Best advice is to see a Doctor a real Doctor as in M.D.
