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Devil's claw--more trials required?(RESEARCH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
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Brien S, Lewith G, Mcgregor G. Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) as a treatment for osteoarthritis: a review of efficacy and safety. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2006;12(10):981-993.
Devil's claw (Harpagophtyum procumbens) is a herb commonly used to treat rheumatic conditions. These authors reviewed the available literature to determine if devil's claw works as a treatment for osteoarthritis, and if is it safe.
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Devil's claw: 'Angelic' relief for arthritis
Better Nutrition
; The Devil's claw plant (Harpagophytum pricumbens) was given this vivid name in reference to the claw-shaped growths -- complete with imposing thorns adorned with several finger-like growths - which wrap around and protect the plant's seeds. These claws are extremely tough, requiring pliers to bend
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devil's claw for powerful pain relief
Better Nutrition
; USE THIS HERB TO EASE ARTHRITIS AND PROMOTE DIGESTION Devil's claw LATIN NAME: Harpagophytum procumbens PARTS USED: Secondary tubers BACKGROUND ON DEVIL'S CLAW: Devil's claw is native to South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar. The name is derived from the appearance of the fruits, which have
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Claw therapy for arthritis and muscular pain. (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
; Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) is well recognized as an herbal treatment for arthritic pain and there are several clinical trials which support its use for osteoarthritis and low back pain. (1) A recent clinical trial involving 63 patients found that the herb is also useful for muscular
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Limited Help for Arthritis from Devil's Claw.
Environmental Nutrition
; The peculiar claw-shaped growths covering the fruit of the devil's claw plant (Harpagophytum procumbens) leave no doubt as to how the plant got its name. It is native to the Kalahari Desert, parts of southwest Africa and Madagascar. What It Might Do: The roots of the plant have been used
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Health: Win a three week supply of the 'bad back' herbal treatment Devil's Claw.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ... were recorded from as early as two weeks into the study. Ten News Letter readers can each win a three week course of Devil's Claw ... telephone number by April 4 to: Devil's Claw Offer Female Times News Letter 46-56 Boucher Crescent BELFAST BT12 6QY *Devil's Claw ...
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Devil's claw proven useful in easing some patients' arthritis pain
Better Nutrition
; If you are over 50 years of age, there is an 80 percent chance that you have some degree of the disease osteoarthritis, commonly known as arthritis, according to Robert M. Giller, M.D., in Natural Prescriptions. Most people, he adds, are generally familiar with arthritis symptoms due to years of
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 "USA Today (Magazine)")
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The Devil, You Say.(the wide use of the word 'devil' in popular language seems to indicate that the concept of the devil is not taken as seriously as it once was)(Brief Article)
USA Today (Magazine)
; The popularity of the idea of the devil has waxed and waned through the ages. The Pilgrims, for instance, put an X on the lower part of doors to hex him. Indeed, the design is still around, but few know its symbolism. Three decades ago, The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby brought the devil back into
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON, A BOOK DESIGNER GIVES SATAN HIS DUE.(Lifestyle)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; To celebrate the publication of his new book, ``The Devil's Mischief Seattle designer Ed Marquand hired a couple of burly Guardian Angels to monitor the front door of a drafty old Capitol Hill ballroom and, as he put it, ``keep the riffraff in Several hundred of his tawdriest friends showed up for
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The devil, you say
USA Today
; THE POPULARITY of the idea of the devil has waxed and waned through the ages. The Pilgrims, for instance, put an "X" on the lower part of doors to hex him. Indeed, the design is still around, but few know its symbolism. Three decades ago, "The Exorcist" and "Rosemary's Baby" brought the devil back
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Robert Muchembled. A History of the Devil from the Middle Ages to the Present.(Book review)
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
; ROBERT MUCHEMBLED. A History of the Devil from the Middle Ages to the Present, trans. Jean Birrell. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2003. Pp. x + 349. The first and most important point to recognize about this book is that it is only on one level a history of the Devil; on a deeper level it is a history
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