Cat's Claw 250 mg
by Nature's Answer · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 16367 8
- DSLD label 59231
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Cat's Claw 250 mg by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 250 mg of Cat's claw (uncaria tomentosa) inner bark extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 22, 2016.
What is in Cat's Claw 250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) inner bark extractas AlkaloidsCat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) inner bark extract (Form: standardized for 3% Alkaloids) PlantPart: inner bark Genus: Uncaria Species: tomentosa | 250 mg | Higher than 52% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59231 (entered April 22, 2016), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Cat's ClawHigher Nature same ingredients
- Cat's Claw Bark ExtractBluebonnet same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 5000NOW · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw ExtractNOW same ingredients
- Cat's Claw StandardizedNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's ClawNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement take one (1) capsule three times a day with food or water.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- If pregnant, nursing or on medication, consult with your healthcare practitioner.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 59231.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Vegetable Cellulose, Calcium Silicate.
How many labels does Cat's Claw 250 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 22, 2016.
- Label 59231 (current) Entered April 22, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16367 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.