{"id":2109,"date":"2013-04-30T00:38:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T00:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2013-06-30T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T15:00:08","slug":"saw-palmetto-serenoa-repens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=2109","title":{"rendered":"Saw Palmetto ~ Serenoa repens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saw Palmetto\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Latin name<\/em>: Serenoa repens<\/p>\n

Family<\/em>: Palmaceae<\/p>\n

Part used<\/em>: berry (whole ripe fruit)<\/p>\n

Habitat<\/em>: Eastern N. America<\/p>\n

Main constituents<\/em>: essential oil, sterols, fatty acids, polysaccharides<\/p>\n

Energetics<\/em>: drying, aromatic<\/p>\n

Main herbal actions<\/em>: diuretic, antispasmodic, alterative, tonic to male reproductive tract, decongestant, antiinflammatory<\/p>\n

Minor herbal actions<\/em>: endocrine agent<\/p>\n

Main medicinal uses<\/em>: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wasting of sexual organs, underdeveloped breasts and lack of sexual desire\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Tilgner), benign prostatic hyperplasia, pelvic atony<\/p>\n

Minor medicinal uses<\/em>: hypothyroid (Khalsa), respiratory conditions (head colds, bronchitis, sore throats); female conditions (polycystic ovaries, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism), debility and wasting diseases, cystitis, male pattern baldness (possible)<\/p>\n

Preparations<\/em>: decoction: 1-2 tsp\/cup water; 1:2.5 dry strength liquid extract: 10-60 drops 1-4 times daily, capsules: 8 grams per day (Khalsa)<\/p>\n

Contraindications<\/em>: pregnancy<\/p>\n

Toxicity<\/em>: unknown<\/p>\n

Sources<\/em>: Sharol Tilgner, N.D.: Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth; <\/span>Wren, R.C. Potter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Encyclopedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations<\/span><\/p>\n

Module 3 slide 573 Reproductive<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Solaray has a Men’s Health formula which combines Pygeum with Saw Palmetto<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Pygeum<\/a>
Pygeum and Saw Palmetto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Was used as Native American tonic similar to how ginseng is used. Can be used for women to increase Lactation, but the Internet markets it to BPH, so it makes it a one purpose herb<\/p>\n

Grows all over Florida.\u00c2\u00a0 Pretty much only grows in the south Florida and Texas. Must be hand picked because the berries grow at different rates.<\/p>\n

The active ingredient is found in the fat \/ lipid fraction of the fruit. Can use the fruit ground to a powder.\u00c2\u00a0 The dried berries are less expensive than the capsules on the market. You can eat the fruit fresh and raw.<\/p>\n

It has a hormone like action.<\/p>\n

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Saw Palmetto\u00c2\u00a0 Latin name: Serenoa repens Family: Palmaceae Part used: berry (whole ripe fruit) Habitat: Eastern N. America Main constituents: essential oil, sterols, fatty acids, polysaccharides Energetics: drying, aromatic Main herbal actions: diuretic, antispasmodic, alterative, tonic to male reproductive tract, decongestant, antiinflammatory Minor herbal actions: endocrine agent Main medicinal uses: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,34,70,91,129,41,38,512,198,46,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alterative","category-anti-inflammatory","category-antispasmodic","category-areomatic","category-decongestant","category-diuretic","category-drying","category-module-3","category-reproductive-tract","category-tonic","category-western-herbs","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2109"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2111,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109\/revisions\/2111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}