Product Review

Samento (Pentacyclic Alkaloid Type Uncaria tomentosa) is a powerful medicinal plant, approved as a medicine in Ecuador in 2004. Some of the beneficial properties of Samento are attributed to the pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POAs) that are found in the plant. Samento does not contain the tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOAs) that are found in traditional Cat's Claw. TOAs disrupt central nervous system function and greatly inhibit the effects of the POAs. Some researchers believe that Samento may be as much as 1,000 times more effective than Cat's Claw. The Samento 600 mg capsule is made from a TOA-free cat's claw powder that contains 0.5 percent POA, yielding 3 mg (3,000 mcg) POA per capsule.