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Devil's Claw - a review of the ethnobotany, phytochemistry and biological activity of Harpagophytum procumbens

Mncwangi, N., Chen, W., Vermaak, I., Viljoen, A.M. and Gericke, N. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2012

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Abstract

This review of devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) covers its ethnobotany, iridoid-glycoside phytochemistry (harpagoside, harpagide) and its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-diabetic and antimicrobial biological activities.

Referenced for these plants

Devil's ClawGrapple plantWood spiderHarpagophytum procumbens

How to cite

Mncwangi, N., Chen, W., Vermaak, I., Viljoen, A.M. and Gericke, N (2012) 'Devil's Claw - a review of the ethnobotany, phytochemistry and biological activity of Harpagophytum procumbens', Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 143(3), pp. 755-771. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.08.013

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