The molecule is very small, easily diffused, and water-soluble. Since the exciting discovery that glucosamine stimulates repair of damaged cartilage, it has been administered by injection. Later, it was determine amounts are equally effective. Scientists at Nature's Sunshine wanted to present this nutritional aid with one more advantage-una de gato from highland rainforests of Peru. Indians to have extraordinary benefits.
Scientific studies seem to substantiate claimed results.
The powerful alkaloids found in the bark are not only wonderfully tonic, but they also specifically feed the immune, digestive and structural systems. Una de gato has become one of the world's supreme tonic herbs, comparable to shark cartilage, pau d'arco, Siberian ginseng, reishi and shiitake mushrooms. It is being harvested in such a way as to guarantee perpetuation of this valuable plant in the tropical rainforest. Glucosamine with una de gato make a joint effort to provide nutrients hard to obtain elsewhere. Both products are derived from crab shells.