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Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto plant, is found in larger stands, especially in the south-east of the USA. The saw palmetto is a bush palm up to 3 m tall with blue-green, fan-shaped leaves with saw-like, fine teeth. The small flowers produce up to 3 cm long, olive-like, dark, almost black fruits, Sabalis serrulatae fructus, which are then dried and used phytotherapeutically.
The extract from the fruits of the saw palmetto is used in cosmetics, Seronoa serrolata extract.
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The saw palmetto is a fan palm that grows like a bush, reaching heights of up to three metres. The stems of the plant grow underground or lying on the ground, rarely upright.
The leaves of the saw palmetto are fan-shaped, their leaf sheath enlarging into a mat of dark brown fibers. Its inflorescences stand between the foliage leaves and grow erect. The flowers are white and fragrant. They reach a size of about 5 mm. The fruit is a spherical drupe about 2 cm long.
Phytotherapy: see under Sabalis serrulatae fructus
Indication: benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to the S 2 guideline for the therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Action: antiandrogenic, inhibition of 5 alpha-reductase and aromatase, blockade of alpha-receptors, antiphlogistic by inhibition of prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis, anti-edematous, antiexudative, antiproliferative and anticongestive.
Side effect: gastric discomfort
Dosage: 1-2 g of drug / day or 320 mg of lipophilic extract.
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Ingredient(s)This section has been translated automatically.
see also under Sabalis serrulatae fructus. Lipids, especially triglycerides and free fatty acids, fatty acid ethyl ethers, fatty alcohols, gamma-linolenic acid, phytosterols, ß-sitosterol, triterpenes, flavonoids, acidic polysaccharides
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Serenoa repens is the parent plant of Sabalis serrulatae fructus
Cosmetics: Seronoa serrolata extract is the drug extracted from the fruits of the plant used for cosmetic purposes.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Niedenthal T (2017) Saw palmetto- From useful plant and food to recognized medicinal plant. Z Phytother 5; 235-239
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/saegepalme.php
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles