Devils Claw Herb

  Devil's Claw Metaphysical Properties Of Devil's Claw Official Name: Harpagophytum spp. Other Names: Grapple Plant, Wood Spider, Unicorn PlantGender: FemininePlanet: SaturnElement: EarthDeities: Tzaddi (Fish Hook), Isis, Athena, ShivaMetaphysical Powers: Protection, Exorcism, Purification, Banishing, Hex Breaking Common Magickal Uses and Folklore of Devil's Claw Many plants carry the common name of Devil's Claw, but this one deserves some special attention. Harpagophytum procumbens is a traditional medicinal plant of the San people who live in the Kalahari Desert. Devil's Claw is a perennial desert plant. It is a warrior plant that grows explicitly in the ground that has been degraded and abused by overgrazing. It protects the ground from further assault utilizing its fearsome seeds with their tenacious hooks from which it derived its name. The seeds hook onto the hoofs or mouths of grazing animals, which quite immobilizes the unfortunate animals, and they may become unable to carr