Devils Claw (Devil's Claw, Harpagophytum procumbens, Pagosid) is a wild herb that grows in Africa and Namibia on the grasslands and the Kalahari Desert, Africa belongs to native plants. Such roots of the plant is used as a folk medicine to be used to ease the pain of rheumatic diseases.
Devils Claw medicinal part is the secondary roots, Pagosid is the devil's claw root extract times. French scholar Leblan D and other evaluation devil claw extract and slow-acting drug for osteoarthritis diacerein compare knee and hip arthritis treatment efficacy and safety: Studies have shown that the devil claw extract treat knee and hip Ministry of osteoarthritis efficacy at least control drug (diacerein) like, and can reduce the amount of painkillers and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
South Africa Uncaria devil claw is used as a traditional analgesic and anti-inflammatory, for muscle tension, stiffness and mobility due to back pain and other musculoskeletal problems caused by declining to provide immediate relief. Devil's claw back pain caused by osteoarthritis also help reduce so that patients taking other painkillers, but also to improve people suffering from chronic back disorders of the spine mobility and flexibility.