Deep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the "Devil's claw," a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendinitis and other illnesses that affect millions each year.

The development of new 'biofactories' which can produce rare healing substances in the endangered Devil's claw plant has been reported by a group of scientists. The Devil's claw plant, which lies in ...

Windhoek - Plans are under way to market and sell Namibia's Devil's Claw plant internationally, the Namibian Press Agency reported on Monday. The plant, which possesses medicinal qualities for curing ...

At 4:30 a.m., the searing African sun has not yet set the dusty, drought-stricken Namibian countryside ablaze. Yet already, women from small villages of thatch huts are walking along the roadside with ...

Gardeners get to play God when it comes to weeds. We choose who can stay and who must go. Here at the garden, our hillside is like a blank canvas constantly being painted by a variety of artists.

Even healthy, active people will experience joint and muscle pain due to exertion and aging. Enter devil's claw to the rescue. Devil's claw root is the common name for Harpogophytum procumbens, an ...

HARVESTERS of Devil's Claw are looking at ways to maximise their earnings from the plant. Namibia is the biggest exporter of Devil's Claw - more particularly the plant's root tuber, which is highly ...

Namibia is the largest exporter of a medicinal plant called Devil’s Claw. It is a source of income for 10 000 mostly poor families. But Devil’s Claw is now threatened with extinction. Gladys Kahaka, a ...

ARTHRITIS is a condition which causes inflammation of the joints. It can affect one of the joints or multiple joints. According to research, taking a certain plant protein could help alleviate pain ...

BEST supplements for back pain: Lower back pain is the most common type of back pain and usually isn’t the sign of anything serious. While anti-inflammatory painkillers is one recommended way to ...