Botanical Name:   Serenoa Repens

Saw Palmetto Facts
Saw Palmetto is a small palm tree that grows wild from Texas to South Carolina, and it is a native plant to North America. Its life span is approximately 700 years. Saw Palmetto bears blue-black berries that are used medicinally. They have long been used in Europe and the United States by herbalists to treat problems of the geritourinary tract in both sexes. Saw Palmetto is known for its aphrodisiac properties, as well as being helpful in maintaining a proper hormone balance in the prostate gland, which is necessary for optimal sexual function. It is used by doctors in Italy, Germany and France for benign enlargement of the prostate. Honeymooners use Saw Palmetto as a cure for too much sexual activity.

How Saw Palmetto Works
Saw Palmetto provides sterols and the fatty acids caproic, lauric and palmitic to help the prostate and discourage inflammation. It strengthens and tones the male reproductive system, and it is reputed to have aphrodisiac effects to improve sexual desire and sex drive.

Possible Benefits

• Increases sperm production and sex drive
• Helps with impotence
• Boosts immunity and works as a general tonic
• Builds stamina and endurance
• Increases nutrition to the testicles and mamma
• Inhibits growth factors and inflammatory substances that contribute to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis (NBP)
• Eases urination and symptoms of enlarged prostate; reduces nighttime urination
• Helps with urinary tract infections and improves urinary flow rate
• Builds tissue
• Relieves persistent coughs
• Tones and strengthens the male reproductive system
• Boosts male sex hormones

Usage Guidelines
Combines well with Damiana for aphrodisiac and reproductive system benefits. Takes approximately one month to be effective for prostate benefits. No toxic effects known and no significant side effects. Men with prostate cancer should consult their doctor first before taking Saw Palmetto, because it affects hormone levels.