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Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is used to treat prostate problems and cancer, especially of the urogenital system.
Saw Palmetto
Men at a certain stage of life need to know that saw palmetto (Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulatum) is effective in reducing an enlarged prostate gland, the condition referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Prostate Problems
During a man’s lifetime, his prostate will undergo changes that can eventually lead to health challenge.
Solving Prostate Problems
Surprisingly, benign enlargement of the prostate is so frequent that it affects 10 percent of men under 40 and 80 percent of men age 80 and olde.
Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulatum) is well known for its beneficial effect on the prostate, but it also has many other uses. Over the last 100 years, saw palmetto has been used as a nerve sedative, an expectorant, and a nutritive tonic acting upon the digestive tract by improving appetite, digestion, and assimilation. Its actions help reproductive organs which have undergone wasting, and it can also be used to enlarge the breasts, ovaries, and testicles.