The first Westerner to learn about devil's claw was a German, G.H. Mehnert, who learnt about this plant from the San and Nama people in Namibia in 1904.
Munhu wosungula wa mulungu ku dyondza hi Devil's Claw akuri mu German, G.H. Mehnert, loyi anga dyondza hi ximilani lexi kusuka eka tinxaka ta San na Nama tale Namibia hi 1904.