Saw palmetto, an herbal extract commonly taken to improve urinary symptoms in men with enlargement of the prostate gland, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a new study. The year-long, ...

Saw palmetto berries are harvested for their medicinal properties. Saw palmetto supplements are more accepted as a treatment in Europe. The $150 million industry is expected to double by the 2030s.

Men with urinary problems related to an enlarged prostate who received increasing doses of the fruit extract saw palmetto did not experience a reduction in these symptoms compared to men who received ...

Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. For the millions of American men with enlarged prostates, few remedies may sound more appealing than the dietary supplement ...

(CBS) Saw palmetto offers no relief from symptoms of prostate enlargement, a.k.a. benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). That's the stark finding of a new study that tested the popular herbal remedy in ...

Long-term adminstration of the dietary supplement saw palmetto, even at three times the usual dose, did not reduce symptoms of prostate enlargement significantly better than placebo in a large group ...

Extracts of the berries of saw palmetto, a small palm tree native to the southeastern U.S., are used widely to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In this randomized trial conducted in ...

Considering 30 to 50 percent of men are affected by hair loss by age 50 — it’s no surprise that some turn to herbal remedies like saw palmetto. A plant extract often found in hair loss supplements and ...

Millions of middle-aged men take saw palmetto extract to relieve the urinary-tract symptoms of an enlarged prostate, but a new study finds that the supplements work no better than placebo. The ...