What Are the Uses of Saw Palmetto?
Saw palmetto extract has been widely used in alternative medicine. Some uses of saw palmetto extract include: • European traditional medicine uses saw palmetto extract to treat an enlarged prostate and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). • Saw palmetto is an anti-androgen that lowers DHT levels in the body. Because of this, many believe that it can be used to combat hair loss. • It has long been used as an expectorant that controls irritation of mucous tissues. It has been used in the treatment of many illnesses in which mucous causes symptoms like whooping cough and laryngitis. • It has been used as a digestive tonic that improves appetite and digestion. It is believed to act on all of the organs involved in the digestive process. • It is believed by many to bring about healthy body conditions by reducing hypertrophic (enlarged) organs and increasing the size of atrophic organs. • It has been marketed as an aphrodisiac for men and women. • It has been marketed as an anabolic (muscle b
