POWER
PACKED CAT'S CLAW
Cat's Claw Forte™ Drops deliver 10 milligrams of pure oxindole alkaloids in every
dropperful in a extracted and bioavailable form for maximum absorption and benefit. Other
Cat's Claw liquid extracts are not bioavailable because their alkaloids are bound to
tannins and other Cat's Claw capsules vary widely and provide much less alkaloids per
capsule. The alkaloids found in Cat's Claw are bound to the tannins and must be released
from the tannins to be utilized by the body.
The Cats Claw Forte liquid has already separated the active alkaloids
from the tannins in the plant, which provides immediate and maximum bioavailability. Also,
sublingual (under the tongue) absorption immediately facilitates the beneficial alkaloids
getting into the system.
Suggested
Use:
One dropperful (30 drops) once or twice a day. During times of special need, take two to
three dropperfuls two to three times a day. Do not dilute in water or juice.
Contains no preservatives, sugar, starch, salt, wheat,
yeast, corn, milk, soy derivatives, artificial flavoring or coloring agents.
THE
POWER OF CAT'S CLAW
Cat's Claw, also referred to as "Una de gato" and "Sacred Herb of the
Rainforest," is the new leader in naturally occurring anti-inflammatories and
immuno-supportive agents. All Cat's Claw utilized in Life Plus products is of the highest
quality and is harvested in the Peruvian Rainforest in a sustainable ecological friendly
manner. Six oxindole alkaloids have been isolated from the inner bark of this wonderful
plant. These oxindole alkaloids have been proven to provide a general boost to the immune
system as well as have a profound effect on the ability of white blood cells to engulf and
digest harmful microorganisms and foreign matter. This natural process is called
phagocytosis. Other alkaloids and phytochemicals present in Cat's Claw have been shown to
provide natural support against many viri. When included in the diet, they naturally
insure normal blood pressure and help prevent inflammation, plus act as anti-mutagenic
agents.
Life Plus Cats Claw Forte Drops contain the highest quality Una de gato
available worldwide and is standardized. As a true daptogen with almost unlimited
therapeutic applications, Cat's Claw has been called by experts as a "World Class
Herb," a "Miracle Herb" and a "Sacred Herb of the Rainforest."
Health care providers are now using it successfully with their patients in the prevention
of many conditions such as arthritis, cancer, AIDS, Crohn's Disease, viral infections,
respiratory infections, allergies, herpes, prostrate problems, lupus, Epstein Barr,
rheumatism, chronic fatigue syndrome, PMS, diabetes and a variety of stomach and bowel
disorders.
MAXIMIZED
BIOAVAILABILITY
Dr. Klaus Keplinger's group in Austria are, by far, the most knowledged in the subject of
Cat's Claw. They have researched Cat's Claw and its extraction methods for over fifteen
years. The following is quoted from an English translation from some of Keplinger's
published information to Doctors and Pharmacists. Quoted from an English translation of
"Radix Uncaria Tomentosae: Informative Literature by Klaus Keplinger" by the
title of "Der Krallendorn Tee": "The active substances in the Cat's Claw
Tea are alkaloids, which occur in the plant and its watery extract as a complex bound to
tannins. In this form, only little of them can be absorbed or activated. The complexes get
split by the acidic milieu of the stomach; the alkaloids get transformed into their
hydrochloride form and, in this way, get well absorbed."
It is well known that plants containing both alkaloids and tannins form
complexes that Keplinger refers to which eliminate their bioavailability. Therefore, any
health promoting benefits of these phytochemicals are not realized because they are not
absorbed. Many herbalists will not combine different plants with active constituents of
both alkaloidal and/or tannic forms in a herbal formula for this reason.
Many Cat's Claw extracts are dark red to dark reddish-brown and
consumers incorrectly believe that "the darker the color, the more concentrated the
extract." This is not true! A darker Cat's Claw extract means more tannin is present
and beneficial alkaloids are locked up with tannins, which have formed a non-bioavailable
and poorly absorbed complex.
When a concentrated liquid herbal extract is taken by mouth, the active
ingredients are absorbed in the mouth, throat and upper stomach and very little reaches
the lower stomach and the stomach acid. Consumers believe that sublingual absorption of
these extracts will expedite the active constituents to become absorbed more quickly into
the bloodstream. However, with these other high tannin extracts this is not correct. The
sublingual absorption of Cat's Claw alkaloid-tannin complexes greatly reduces
bioavailability and the benefits and desired results that the alkaloids can provide.
Cats Claw Forte Drops are very different than all other liquid
extracts. In addition to developing and utilizing a proprietary extraction method, it
utilizes organic apple vinegar in place of water or alcohol. This natural acid releases
the alkaloids from the tannins and very little tannin is extracted. This makes the
extracted alkaloids 100% bioavailable, which can be evidenced in the light golden color of
Life Plus Cats Claw Forte Drops. For this reason also, the assayed alkaloid content of
Cats Claw Forte Drops is 4-6 times higher than other available water/glycerin or alcohol
extracts, which for the most part aren't bioavailable, and provides 10 milligrams of pure
bioavailable oxindole alkaloids per 30 drops. Using vinegar in the process not only
releases the alkaloids from the tannins, it actually extracts more alkaloids.
NEW
PROCESS - SYNERGISTIC EFFECT
The immune system is equally involved in many other protective processes in the body.
These include its response to allergy producing substances, controlling the rate and
aspects of aging, protection from free radicals and protection against degenerative
diseases such as arthritis, cancer, arteriosclerosis and others. Probably the most well
understood and studied is allergies and cancer. Nutritionally supporting the immune system
with natural substances like alkoxyglycerols has much more value than just helping the
body fight off infections.
HEALTH FROM THE RAINFOREST
Many secrets and untold treasures await discovery with the medicinal plants used by the
indigenous people of the rainforest tribes. Cats Claw Forte Drops, of the great Life Plus
RAINFORCE™ products, reveals the ancient secrets to improved immune function, preventing
inflammation and supporting energy.
PRESERVING
THE RAINFOREST
The herbal extracts in Cats Claw Forte Drops have been ecologically harvested using
indigenous tribes to protect natural resources of the rainforest and it's people. Only the
alkaloid-rich inner bark is utilized. The alkaloids and phytochemicals in the inner bark
are almost identical to those found in the root of Cat's Claw and harvesting this way
preserves the plant and provides for the future of the rainforest. Life Plus does not
endorse harvesting Cat's Claw root and endangering our future supply of this important
plant. Providing education and a new income source derived from harvesting sustainable
natural resources, including plants found in Life Plus Rainforce products, helps provide
an alternative to destroying this valuable resource.
HOW TO
USE CATS CLAW FORTE DROPS
Take one dropperful (30 drops) once or twice a day. During times of special need, dosages
can be increased to two dropperfuls two to three times per day. Each dropperful contains
approximately 30 drops. Each 2 ounce bottle of Cats Claw Forte Drops contains
approximately 60 dropperfuls. For maximum absorption and bioavailibility, do not dilute in
water or juice.
