Saw palmetto is a plant. Its ripe fruit is used to make medicine.
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Uses
- Saw palmetto is best known for its use in decreasing symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH). According to many research studies, it is effective for this use.
- Saw palmetto is used for treating certain types of prostate infections. It is also sometimes used, in combination with other herbs, to treat prostate cancer.
Other Uses:
- Colds and coughs
- Sore throat
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- Migraine headache
- To increase urine flow (as a diuretic)
- Promote relaxation (as a sedative)
- Enhance sexual drive (as an aphrodisiac).
Benefits
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antiseptic
- Expectorant
- Mild diuretic
- Sedative
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Increasing breast size
- Improving sexual vigor
- Aphrodisiac
- Stimulating hair growth
- Colds
- Coughs
- Irritated mucous membranes
- Sore throat
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Migraines
- Prostate cancer
- Nutritive tonic
- Relieving the symptoms of menstruation
- Improving muscle tone and muscle building.
Cautions
Before taking saw palmetto, tell your doctor if you: are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a hormone-sensitive cancer, like breast or prostate cancer, are using hormone-related drugs such as testosterone and estrogen replacements, are using Warfarin (Coumadin(R))
Other Names:
American Dwarf Palm Tree, Baies du Chou Palmiste, Baies du Palmier Scie, Cabbage Palm, Chou Palmiste, Ju-Zhong, Palma Enana Americana, Palmier de Floride, Palmier Nain, Palmier Nain Américain, Palmier Scie, Sabal, Sabal Fructus, Sabal serrulata, Saw Palmetto Berry, Serenoa repens, Serenoa serrulata.
References
- Source: WebMD, “Saw Palmetto”, www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/
- Source: www.herbwisdom.com/herb-saw-palmetto.html