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About Saw Palmetto
Prostate Protective
Most men over 50 suffer with enlargement of the prostate gland known as benign prostate hyperplasia or hypertrophy
(BPH). BPH appears to be caused by an elevation of the powerful androgen dihydrotestosterone
(DHT) and oestrogen in prostate tissue. Saw palmetto is clinically proven to treat prostate enlargement and its associated symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty or pain when passing urine and impotence. The active fatty acids and sterols of this plant have been found to inhibit DHT's transport and binding to cell receptors, as well as reducing the activity of 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme needed for oestrogen production and for conversion of testosterone to
DHT.
Ovarian Protective
The clinical research into the ability of saw palmetto to treat BPH may have far-reaching implications for treatment of certain female hormonal dysfunctions, especially polycystic ovaries. This increasingly common condition is also associated with elevated DHT and oestrogen, and thus may be very responsive to saw palmetto therapy.
DHT Inhibitor in 'Male-Pattern' Baldness
It appears that elevated levels of DHT in the scalp trigger the primary mechanism of male pattern baldness. Although clinical research is currently lacking with respect to this use of saw palmetto, the theory behind its use for this purpose is sound (although the required dosage may well differ from that which has been shown to be effective in
BPH).
DHT Inhibitor in Hormonally-induced Hair Loss (Women)
As with male-pattern baldness, elevated DHT can also lead to 'male pattern' hair loss in women, suggesting a potential value to saw palmetto. Not surprisingly, this problem appears to be especially common in women who suffer with polycystic ovaries (see above).
DHT Inhibitor in excessive Facial and Body Hair (Women)
DHT also appears to be the prominent factor in women suffering with hirsuitism (excessive facial and/or body hair). This condition often, though not always, accompanies hormonally-induced hair loss and polycystic ovaries, and may warrant the use of saw palmetto.
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Herbs
For thousands of years, herbs have been used to help maintain many aspects of
health and wellness. Today, research and technology are bringing herbalism into
the modern age – with improved extraction, standardization, and farming methods.
Clinical studies are beginning to validate herbal therapies, so even some in the
medical community are starting to accept them.
Many of today’s
medicines were originally derived from botanicals. Aspirin once came from the
white willow tree, quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree, and digitalis
from foxglove. Herbs are still the basis for Chinese medicine and are important
constituents of many European natural remedies. As Hippocrates said, “Let they
food by thy medicine, thy medicine be thy food”.
Some of the herbs
available on this site are wild-crafted – grown in the wild – while others are
meticulously cultivated on herb farms.
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