Cat's Claw
by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since February 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 60700 8
- DSLD label 58000
- Serving 1 capsule
Cat's Claw by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 175 mg of Cat's claw extract and 160 mg of Cat's claw. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2016.
What is in Cat's Claw?
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 extractas AlkaloidsCat's Claw extract (Form: 4% Alkaloids Note: 7 mg) PlantPart: bark | 175 mg | Higher than 59% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 670 mg. | |
| Cat's Claw | 160 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 58000 (entered March 24, 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 2 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 Claw StandardizedNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Standardized Cat's ClawNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 5000NOW · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw ExtractNOW same ingredients
- Cat's Claw Max-VDouglas Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw Max-V (Uncaria Tomentosa)Douglas Laboratories 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
- Recommendation: Take 1 capsule twice daily with water between meals.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: Do not use this product if pregnant, nursing or attempting to become pregnant. If taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 58000.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Cat's Claw have?
One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2016.
- Label 58000 (current) Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market February 15, 2017 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 60700 8
DSLD also links this label to: Cat's Claw Bark (package size difference, same product), Cat's Claw Standardized (image difference, same product), Cat's Claw Standardized (package size difference, same product), Cat's Claw Bark 485 mg (package size difference, same product), Standardized Cat's Claw (image difference, same product), Standardized Cat's Claw (package size difference, same product), Cat's Claw 175 mg (image difference, same product), Cat's Claw 175 mg (package size difference, same product).
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 Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.