Simple Herbal Extracts | Devil’s Club
Name |
Devil’s Club |
Botanical Name |
Oplopanax horridus |
Part Used |
root bark |
Contraindications |
None * |
Traditional Information* |
Devil's Club is indicated in cases of poor sugar metabolism to increase pancreatic beta cells' ability to produce and utilize insulin. It is used to treat diabetes (under medical supervision), and hyperinsulinemia. It is also a laxative and an anti-inflammatory agetn used by native peoples in the Pacific Northwest as a Spring tonic and for arthritis, bursitis, and obesity. |
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG
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