NOW Foods Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg, 100 caps within category: Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is one of the best-researched herbs out there. In fact, saw palmetto has been the subject of nearly two dozen controlled clinical trials in humans, not only comparing the herb to placebo, but to a standard dose of the two best-selling BPH drugs on the market. In both cases, the herb was as effective as the pharmaceutical drug, with a lower incidence of side effects.
Almost all of the research on saw palmetto has been conducted on an extract standardized to 85-95% fatty acids and sterols, and has used 320 mg a day. You could use a weaker extract, but you'd probably need to take more. Saw palmetto does not work especially quickly. Most people will notice benefits within three months; some may need twice that long.
More about: Saw Palmetto
What People Are Saying And Quick Facts** About Saw Palmetto:
- two capsules daily of 160 mg (or one capsule of 320 mg) containing 85-95% sterols and lipids.
- not known to hinder prostate specific antigen (PSA), a marker for prostate cancer.
- an herbal product used in the treatment of symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- a prostate formula that can have a therapeutic effect on the neck of the bladder and prostate in men.
- a technically advanced herbal extract standardized to 85-95% fatty acids.
- occasionally taken as a tea made with the powdered dried fruit.
- known as "the prostate herb" although in the treatment of IC, some women are finding relief as well.
- believed to be quite safe, although formal toxicology studies have not been completed.
- available in capsules, liquid concentrate, tablets, and as dried, ground berries.
- not regulated by the FDA (its use falls under the guidelines for food supplements).
- typically costs about one-third to one-half that of the conventional BPH medications.
- called the "plant catheter" due to its support on the neck of the bladder and the prostate in men.
- an herb that is extracted from the dark purple berries from the American saw palmetto.
- a CO2 extract which yields higher, biologically active free fatty acids than ethanolic extracts.
- a weak inhibitor of the enzyme (5 alpha reductase) that converts testosterone into DHT in prostate tissue.
- an herb that has been shown in clinical studies to have an important role in maintaining a healthy prostate.
- non-prescription and can be acquired on-line and in health food stores.
- a low-growing palm tree found in the West Indies and in coastal regions of the southeastern United States.
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Lasted Modified: August 8th, 2008
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