Saw Palmetto Tincture

Serenoa repens

Common name: Saw Palmetto

Family: Arecaceae

Part used: Ripe berries

Habitat: Saw palmetto is a type of small palm tree which reaches 1-4m in height. It has fan shaped leaves with deeply divided segments radiating from a central stem and black fleshy berries which dry hard and shiny. Saw palmetto grows natively in the West Indies, and southern USA.

Constituents: Fixed oil which has a high proportion of fstty acids such as oleic, lauric, myristic, linoleic acids amongst others, volatile oil, sterols and phenolic acids including ferulic and vanillic acids. 

Actions: Hormonal agent, diuretic, urinary antiseptic

Traditional and current uses:

Saw palmetto is primarily used for genitourinary tract and hormonal issues, such as:

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia, enlarged prostate (please see your GP first) 
• Cystitis, urethritis
• Impotence or infertility
• Testicular atrophy
• High androgen levels, particularly in women which may appear as excess facial hair, acne or alopecia

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