Cat's Claw Extract No Alcohol - 2 oz. - Liquid

I started taking feverfew in capsule form for my migraines, but the capsules aren't very effective, so I tried ordering this product. When the bottle arrived, I figured I'd start using it right away. I shook the bottle before opening, but it didn't feel like anything was moving inside, and I soon discovered why.

The contents were a thick near-black sludge, with a pungent odor akin to raw sewage, and nearly the entire contents of the bottle adhered to the outside of the dropper as I withdrew it. I forced as much of the substance as I could back into the bottle, and after struggling with it for a while, managed to actually get about half a dropper into a cup of water. I mixed it, then held my breath and tried to drink the mix.

My first sip went directly into the sink, as did the rest of the cup's contents shortly thereafter. It tasted even worse than it smelled. Maybe this is why feverfew also comes mixed with rosemary or other herbs.

When I told this story to the herbalist who first suggested feverfew to me, he said the substance should not have been thick at all. I have ordered other Nature's Answer alcohol-free herbs from the same supplier, and those have always been a thin liquid, so I may have just gotten a bad batch of feverfew. Unfortunately, the odor is probably inherent to feverfew; I tried opening up one of the capsules I've been taking, and it had a similar smell and taste, though not nearly as potent.

I'm sure the herbel content is fine, but the taste was so BAD that I wouldn't even dream about giving it to anyone else let alnoe myself.