Devil's Claw indeed has nasty fruits but it is one of the world's major medicinal plants.

It got it's name from its unusually shaped, spiny fruit. 

Southern African exports it by the tons to mostly Europe, but it is available here in the U.S.

Currently, Devil's Claw is harvested in the wild and although there has been some concern about it being over-harvested, it is currently being protected in the three countries where it grows (South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia).

Devil's Claw has amazing cure all capabilities.  Some of its properties include being an analgesia, an anti-arrhythymic,
hypotensive, an anti-bacterial, anti- inflammatory, a diuretic, a laxative, a purgative, a sedative, and a uterocontractant agent.  Whew  - and that is the short list.

In the western world, it is mainly being used for arthritis and rheumatism.  Reports say that is works similarly to cortisone, but without the bad side effects.

There are some contraindications.  People who are diabetic or who have gastric or duodenal ulcers should not use products containing Devil's Claw.  It should also not be used in very high doses (particularly as a strong tea- as is sometimes the case in Europe).

According to Wikipedia's entry on Harpagophytum Procumbens (the scientific name), some smaller studies in Germany found Devil's Claw to have indistinguishable results from that of VIOX when tested in the treatment of chronic low back pain.


Boswellia is a moderate to large, branching tree found in the dry hill area of India.  A gummy resin is exuded when the tree trunk is tapped.  The purified extract of this resin is used in modern herbal preparations with reliable and relatively consistent scientific data supporting its effectiveness when used for arthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders and autoimmune conditions.  No wonder it has been used since ancient times to help ant-inflammatory conditions.

Glucosamine is the precursor used to rebuild joint cartlilage.  There is some controversy as to its effectiveness.  The National Institutes of Health in a 6 month blind study found negligible difference between the effectiveness of glucosamine and a placebo.  One of the major drawbacks of this trial was that glucosamine hydrocloride was used instead of glucosamine sulfate and that the two substances differ strongly from each other.   More research is still needed.

Nonetheless, glucosamine is a popular alternative medicine used by consumers for the treatment of osteoarthritis because it is a natural substance produced by the human body. Glucosamine is also frequently used in veterinary medicine as an unregulated but widely accepted supplement.

Please note that glucosamine in the market place is often produced from shellfish.  those who are allergic to shellfish should beware - although the allergen portion of the shellfish is the flesh itself - not from the shell, which is where the glucosamine is derived.

Given the strength of the first two herbal remedies and the promise of the third, I think it is interesting to find that Native Remedies has combined the three into one convenient and inexpensive product.  Native Remedies is a well know and trusted company that is located in the United States and has sales all around the world.

The Native Remedies website is full of compelling testimonials.

If you are open to using herbal remedies, why not give this product a try to relieve your fibroyalgia pain.  It is much more inexpensive than many of the herbal remedies I have seen advertised on the web for fibromyalgia pain.

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