A traditional herbal medicine product for the relief of backache rheumatic or muscular pain and general aches and pains in the muscles and joints based upon long standing use as a traditional remedy devil39s claw harpagophytum procumbens belongs to the sesame family pedaliaceae its spiny fruits give rise to its common names quotdevil39s clawquot devils claw has a long history of traditional use and is most popularly used for the relief of backache rheumatic or musc