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.
Wekucala wasendzaweni leseNshonalanga lowafundza ngeLigalo la Sathane bekuli Jalimane, G.H. Mehnert, lowafundza ngalesitjalo kubantfu bema San nema Nama eNamibia ngemnyaka wa 1904.