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- fibromyalgia,

According to Dr. Philippe Trudeau, author of the watershed book, Rain Forest Panaceas – New Look at Ancient Medicines, the extract is in wide use by men and women with Lyme disease, cancers, and viral illnesses that include Epstein Barr and HIV-AIDS. But the herb’s broader applications are, he says, “seemingly never ending.”

In the Amazon jungle where the vine from which the herb is derived grows abundantly in the wild, the plant is a traditional remedy for:

- allergies,

- rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis,

- asthma,

- stomach and colon problems,

- circulatory insufficiency,

- mood difficulties,

- stomach pain – including ulcers,

- neuralgia,

- leaky bowel syndrome,

- gastritis,

- hemorrhoids,

- heart disease,

- low sex drive,

- benign prostate enlargement,

It is said to stop colds and flu in their tracks.

Dr. Trudeau isn’t the only medical professional talking about Una de Gato, an herb that has been enormously popular not just in the jungle and other primitive areas of South America, but worldwide – especially in the United States, Europe and Japan – since the early 1990s.

Documented, serious research in Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador as well as the U.S. confirms that the herb in any form – a simple powder sold as “Cat’s Claw” can be beneficial in the treatment of:

- cancers,

- chronic fatigue,

- arthritis,

- bursitis,

- herpes,

- allergies,

- ulcers,

- PMS,

- symptoms of menopause,

- blood sugar imbalances including diabetes, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia,

- irregularities of the menstrual cycle,

The herb has helped patients suffering from constipation and a range of stomach and bowel disorders, including Crohn’s disease and diverticulitis.

Una de Gato has demonstrated a particular and surprising potency against the Borrellia burgdorferi bacteria that cause Lyme disease, “making it the clear choice for people who are recovering from Lyme,” Dr. Trudeau says in his book, noting that growing numbers of men and women diagnosed with Morgellon’s Disease are finding it “very helpful” as well.

“It is an immune system supporter and systemic anti-inflammatory of the first magnitude,” he continues. “As all illness can be considered an inflammatory process, the usefulness of this herb is obvious.”

Trudeau’s interviews with over 200 patients and doctors who use cat’s claw personally or in their practices indicate that it is in broad use, too, as a “tonic herb,” one used like and “herbal vitamin” to keep healthy people from getting sick.

“Not all medical professionals have an open mind about herbal preparations, but I found in my interviews that cat’s claw is helping to change that, mainly because doctors are seeing the results their patients get from using it,” says the expert.

“One former skeptic who saw a dramatic improvement in a chronic Lyme patient called it ‘a biblical panacea.’ That’s in keeping with the common belief that for every illness, there is a God-given plant to cure it.

“I’ve heard more than one person say una de gato is that plant.”