samento

Reported Uses

• NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
• allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• Alzheimer disease [Insufficient Evidence]
• asthma [Insufficient Evidence]
• atopic dermatitis (eczema) [Insufficient Evidence]
• cancer [Insufficient Evidence]
• chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• denture stomatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• diarrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
• hemorrhoids [Insufficient Evidence]
• human papillomavirus [Insufficient Evidence]
• inflammatory bowel disease [Insufficient Evidence]
• osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
• osteoporosis [Insufficient Evidence]
• psoriasis [Insufficient Evidence]
• rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]

Reported Doses

Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies with variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely

Effectiveness Ratings

[see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]

atopic dermatitis (eczema)

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: apply 1% spray topically 6x/day

cancer

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100 mg PO tid

denture stomatitis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: apply 2.5 mL gel topically tid; Info: 2% gel

osteoarthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100 mg PO qd; Alt: 300 mg PO bid

psoriasis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: apply 1% spray topically 6x/day

rheumatoid arthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 20 mg PO tid; Info: used with sulfasalazine or hydroxychloroquine