Saw Palmetto Products

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Saw palmetto products

Saw palmetto's herbal benefits come from the oils of its fruits, which constitute amounts of lauric acid, myristic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, Phytosterols, and polysaccharides. Most saw palmetto products like supplements are derived from its berries but there are crushed, dried berries available commercially as well.

Saw palmetto is a type of a palm that grows in parts of Europe, Africa, and the southeastern coast of the U.S. Its fruits form clusters and turn blue when ripe. The main uses of saw palmetto are related to the urinary tract, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder inflammation but also includes chronic bronchitis cough, laryngitis, and nasal inflammation associated with asthma. The fatty acids and sterols in saw palmetto are noted in many researches to inhibit the effects of testosterone in the prostate and prevent cells to multiply thereby preventing any blockage.

The popularity of saw palmetto lies in its benefits associated with balancing hormones, enhancing sex drives (aphrodisiac), and retarding the hair loss process in males.

Currently, saw palmetto products are not regarded as drugs in the U.S. while most of its known benefits are not supported by conclusive data. For saw palmetto products to have at least notable effect and reduce symptomatic problems, a daily dose of mg-mg is recommended for a period of ½ months or more.

These saw palmetto products contain amounts of saw palmetto fatty acids in capsules or softgel: Nature's Way Standardized Saw Palmetto Extract has mg/softgel from Nature's Way sold at $-$ for a bottle of softgel capsules. Some saw palmetto products are combined with other herbal extracts such as the Pygeum and Saw Palmetto with CranActin available through Solaray.

Saw Palmetto Extract from Pure and Natural is prepared in mg softgels, which contains -% standardized extract. The packaging with this dosage is in bottles of and that cost $. and $., respectively. The higher doses (in mg softgels) are in bottles of and , which cost $. and $., respectively.

Another saw palmetto product with a higher dose is manufactured by Sundown Herbals with a product name Standardized Saw Palmetto Extract (with berry) that contains mg/capsule of saw palmetto extracts.

For precautionary purposes, saw palmetto products have no known contraindications according to some research that have not been completed yet. The common side effects in people taking saw palmetto products are mild gastrointestinal distress, which can be remedied by taking saw palmetto along with food. In one study, saw palmetto seemed to have no mutagenic nor teratogenic effects on laboratory subjects like dogs and rats, which were fed g per kilogram of saw palmetto per day for a period of six months.