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Article: Saw palmetto: Herbal prevention for common male health concerns
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- August 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Intertec Publishing Aug 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The fruits of the saw palmetto shrubs are particularly valued for treating symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, or non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland.
Have you been on vacation yet this summer? Did you and your family, by chance, venture over to the sunny coasts of Florida or South Carolina? Well, if you did, you probably walked through stands of saw palmetto bushes that you may have dubbed "little palm trees." But what you may not have realized is that these indigenous shrubs' berries have some well-documented medicinal benefits in the United States and abroad.
A brief introduction to facts about saw palmetto
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), sometimes called "sabal," is ...