美洲传统的前列腺药
数百年前，美洲印第安人已使用锯棕榈浆果来治疗泌尿生殖系统问题，缓解粘膜刺激，增加睾丸功能，提高精子产量、增加乳房大小或作为一种温和的利尿剂。
临床应用
辅助治疗脑瘤
Ding, Hong, et al. "Saw palmetto extract inhibits metastasis and antiangiogenesis through STAT3 signal pathway in glioma cell." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015 (2015).
治疗前列腺肿大
Wilt, Timothy J., et al. "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia." Public health nutrition 3.4a (2000): 459-472.
治疗雄性秃
Prager, Nelson, et al. "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of botanically derived inhibitors of 5-α-reductase in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia." The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 8.2 (2002): 143-152.
减少夜尿
Novara, Giacomo, et al. "Efficacy and safety of hexanic lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens (Permixon) in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." European urology focus 2.5 (2016): 553-561.
有助于前列腺癌的治疗
Silvestri, Ida, et al. "Effect of Serenoa repens (Permixon®) on the expression of inflammation-related genes: analysis in primary cell cultures of human prostate carcinoma." Journal of Inflammation 10.1 (2013): 11.
你知道吗？
75%的男性在70岁以后，都患上了前列腺肿大的问题。所以，男性必须趁年轻开始注重前列腺的保养。
Q&A
锯棕榈能够与西药同服吗？
由于锯棕榈具有抗凝血效果，所以最好不要与抗凝血剂同服，如阿司匹林(aspirin)、氯吡格雷(clopidogrel)、双氯芬酸(diclofenac)、布洛芬(ibuprofen)、萘普生(naproxen)、达肝素(dalteparin)、依诺肝素(enoxaparin)、肝素(heparin)、华法林(warfarin)等。