Saw Palmetto is a small, palm like North American plant. The Saw Palmetto extract comes from berries of small palm trees, and the extracts comprise of different fatty acids and sterols. It is used to treat genital, urinary tract, and reproductive system problems.

Saw Palmetto Dosage

The usual starting daily dosage is 1 to 2 grams of crushed Saw Palmetto berry or 320 milligrams of Saw Palmetto extract.

Ingredients of Saw Palmetto

Saw palmetto's active ingredients include fatty acids, plant sterols, and flavonoids.

Saw palmetto can be purchased as dried berries, tea, powdered capsules, tablets, liquid tinctures, and liposterolic extracts. The product label should indicate that contents are standardized and contain 85% to 95% fatty acids and sterols.

Uses and Benefits of Saw Palmetto

It inhibits testosterone action on the prostate.
It is used widely for BPH treatment.
It helps with hair loss.
It helps treat bladder inflammation and helps with urinary flow.
It is also used to treat impotence, frigidity, and also used as an aphrodisiac.

Side Effects of Saw Palmetto

Stomach and intestines
Stomach pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Bad breath

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