Devil’s Claw for Pain from Bad Back or Osteoarthritis
People suffering from lower back pain or from osteoarthritis were given the herb devil’s claw for 54 weeks to see what effect it had on their pain. . . .
Between the first week and the last week, the number of people experiencing no pain increased from just 3% to 31%, the number of people suffering mild pain jumped from 22% to 36%, the number of people in moderate pain declined from 45% to only 21%, the number of people who were in severe pain went down from 25% to only 11%, and the number of people suffering excruciating pain went down to just 1% from 5%. Overall, 75% of the people given devil’s claw responded.
- Phytomed 2007;14:371-6