Cats Claw : Healing Vine of Peru

Paperback edition with 152 pages, published by Sylvan Press Seattle Washington. Copyright 1995 by Kenneth Jones. Taken from back cover; from the lush green jungles of central Peru to the scientific laboratories of Europe, Kenneth Jones recounts the untold history of a powerful medicinal vine and the researchers who have pioneered its use. Utilized for centuries by Ashaninka Indians in Peru to control inflammations, gastric ulcers, arthritis, rheumatism, cancer, and as a contraceptive, cat's claw is now the subject of clinical research in Europe aimed at new treatment for AIDS, cancer, herpes, rheumatoid arthritis, and diseases in animals.