Traditional American Prostate Medicine
Hundreds of years ago, American Indians used saw palmetto berries to treat urogenital problems, relieve mucous membrane irritation, as well as increasing testicular function, sperm production, and breast size, as a form of mild diuretics.
Medical Health Benefits
Adjuvant Treatment for Brain Tumour
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).
Treatment for Enlarged Prostate
Wilt, Timothy J., et al. "Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia." Public health nutrition 3.4a (2000): 459-472.
Treatment for Male Alopecia
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.
Reduces Nocturia
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.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
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.
Did you know?
75% of men suffer from prostate enlargement after the age of 70. Therefore, men must start paying attention and take good care of their prostate condition during the earlier stage when they are still young.
Q&A
Can Saw Palmetto be taken with Western medicine?
Since saw palmetto has anticoagulant effects, it is best not to take it with anticoagulant drug, which include aspirin, clopidogrel, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen, dalteparin, enoxaparin, heparin, warfarin etc.