Saw Palmetto Extract

Introduction of Saw Palmetto Extract ：

Saw palmetto extract is a white powder product converted from saw palmetto oil extracted from saw palmetto fruit as raw material and β-cyclodextrin as auxiliary material.It is convenient for making medicine or eating.

Saw Palmetto Berry is a small, palm-like plant native to North America. Native Americans and early American settlers used the berries to treat problems associated with the genitals, urinary tract and reproductive system.

The Benefits of Saw Palmetto Extract:

Saw palmetto is a natural plant that grows in North America. Saw palmetto is cultivated to treat male prostate and urinary tract inflammation. It is also used to prevent the generation of DHT, which is the cause of male hair loss. Saw palmetto fruit extract is rich in fat (lauric acid, oil acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid), polysaccharides and phytosterols.

The efficacy of saw palmetto

(1) Regulating hormone changes in the body can inhibit the secretion of dihydroandrogen that stimulates prostate hypertrophy, and fundamentally solve the problem of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

(2) Help maintain the health of the prostate, maintain the normal volume and function of the prostate, and make urination unimpeded; relieve problems such as nocturia, frequent urination, and urgency, and make men energetic. In separate double-blind experiments, Italian and British scientists found that a daily intake of 320 mg of saw palmetto extract can significantly improve urine flow and bladder emptying.

(3) Helps prevent and improve cystitis, urethritis and prostatitis.

(4) Combined with pumpkin seed extract, it can relieve prostate swelling and adjust urethral function. Long-term clinical curative effect and urodynamic studies on patients with bladder irritation show that pumpkin seed kernel powder can significantly improve symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency caused by various reasons, improve bladder compliance, and increase initial bladder capacity. Pumpkin seed oil contains an active biocatalyst component called androgen, which can eliminate the initial swelling of the prostate gland, adjust the function of the bladder and urethra, and relieve the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Clinical application of Saw Palmetto Extract for prostate:

According to “United States Pharmacopoeia”, “British Pharmacopoeia”, “Chinese Pharmacopoeia” and literature records, the fruit of saw palmetto has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, eliminates phlegm and relieves asthma, calms, regulates endocrine, stimulates sperm production, promotes breast development and lactation, Diuretic, appetite-stimulating and anti-tumor effects.
Clinically, saw palmetto extract is mainly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. It has become one of the 3 most effective herbal medicines for BPH.

Adverse reactions of Saw Palmetto Extract

Adverse reactions are rare and occasionally cause stomach upset and headache.

Several cases of hepatopancreatic injury have been reported, but whether it is actually related to saw palmetto is inconclusive.

Contraindications (medicinal):

Pregnant or breastfeeding, children under 12 years old, hepatopancreatic problems

Packing of Saw Palmetto Extract:

25kg/drum; Packed in paper-drums and double plastic-bags inside.

Storage of Saw Palmetto Extract:

Store in a well-closed container Away from moisture, light, oxygen.

Shelf life of Saw Palmetto Extract:

24 months under the conditions above and in its original packaging.