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Article: Saw Palmetto for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. (Alternative Medicine).(Brief Article)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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* Saw palmetto has long been used for relief of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and has a good safety record.
* A careful physical examination by a physician should always precede herbal treatment for urinary symptoms.
History of Use
The berries of the Serenoa repens plant, indigenous to the southeastern coastal regions of the United States, were commonly used by the area's Native Americans for the relief of various disorders of the male genitourinary tract. Early in the 20th century, when saw palmetto was first included in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, a drying facility for the berries was operated by Eli Lilly & Co. in Vero Beach, ...