What are the Benefits of Saw Palmetto?
Saw palmetto also known as the American dwarf palm tree grows in sandy soil in the southeastern United States. It also grows in certain parts of the Mediterranean as well as the Caribbean. Saw palmetto is characterized by long, swordlike, yellow-green leaves, cream-colored flowers, and purplish to black unpleasant soapy tasting olive-sized fruits (berries). However, from this unpleasant soapy tasting fruit (berries) harbors a remedy for benign enlargement of the prostate gland. Centuries ago, Native Americans used saw palmetto to treat various urinary tract disorders. Today, saw palmetto is highly touted as an incredible herb for alleviating the symptoms of benign enlargement of the prostate gland, a common condition that affects 50 percent of men over the age of 50 and close to 90 percent of men in their 80s. As men age, the prostate gland slowly begins to enlarge and begins to put pressure on the bladder, urethra, (which is the passageway from the bladder to the penis) and the sphinc
