Can Saw Palmetto Help Treat Hair Loss?
). No clinical evidence exists that saw palmetto could be beneficial in promoting hair growth and recently it was cast in doubt whether it even helps shrink enlarged prostates, for which it has been used for decades. This new finding also puts in doubt naturalists’ claims that beta-sitosterol promotes hair growth. Nevertheless, due to its low health risk profile, beta-sitosterol can be used safely by those patients who are, for whatever reason, seeking an alternative to the medicinal DHT inhibitors such as finasteride or as an experimental supplement to their existing hair regrowth regimen or as a substitute for saw palmetto. Unlike saw palmetto, beta-sitosterol can also be used by women and children.
