{"id":1731784,"date":"2022-11-09T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731784"},"modified":"2022-11-09T10:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:02:49","slug":"saw-palmetto-a-possible-herbal-treatment-for-various-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saw-palmetto-a-possible-herbal-treatment-for-various-health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Saw Palmetto\u2014A Possible Herbal Treatment for Various Health Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsaw-palmetto-a-possible-herbal-treatment-for-various-health-conditions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"Commonnames-module--commonnames--c2bea\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"Commonnames-module--commonnamesul--9c087\">\n<p><b>Common Names:\u00a0<\/b>saw palmetto,\u00a0American dwarf palm tree,\u00a0cabbage palm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Latinnames-module--latinnames--2db94\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"Latinnames-module--latinnamesul--397c0\">\n<p><b>Latin Names:\u00a0<\/b><i>Serenoa repens<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Serenoa serrulata<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Sabal serrulata<\/i><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"background\" class=\"\">Background<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Saw palmetto is a shrublike palm native to the southeastern United States. Historically, it was used for a variety of conditions, including disorders of the male and female reproductive organs and coughs due to various diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, saw palmetto is promoted as a dietary supplement for urinary symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate gland (also called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), as well as for chronic pelvic pain, migraine, hair loss, and other conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-much-do-we-know\" class=\"\">How Much Do We Know?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Many studies have evaluated various preparations of saw palmetto for urinary tract symptoms associated with prostate enlargement in men.<\/li>\n<li>Much less is known about the use of saw palmetto for other health purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-have-we-learned\" class=\"\">What Have We Learned?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Two large, high-quality studies funded by the National Institutes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-health\">Health<\/a> (NIH), each using a different preparation of saw palmetto, found it was no more effective than a placebo (an inactive substance) for BPH symptoms. Saw palmetto products are made in a variety of ways and differ in composition. Some studies of saw palmetto products other than those used in the NIH-sponsored studies have suggested that they might be helpful for BPH symptoms, but many of these studies were of low quality. No saw palmetto product has been conclusively shown to be effective for BPH.<\/li>\n<li>There isn\u2019t enough research on saw palmetto for conditions other than BPH to allow any conclusions to be reached.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-do-we-know-about-safety\" class=\"\">What Do We Know About Safety?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Saw palmetto is well tolerated by most users. It may cause mild side effects, including digestive symptoms or headaches.<\/li>\n<li>Saw palmetto does not appear to affect readings of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, even when taken in higher-than-usual amounts. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. PSA levels have been used to screen for prostate cancer and are also used to monitor patients who have been diagnosed with prostate\u00a0cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Saw palmetto has not been shown to interact with medications.<\/li>\n<li>Information on the safety of saw palmetto comes primarily from studies of its use for BPH in men. Little is known about the safety or side effects of saw palmetto when used for other conditions, especially in women or children.<\/li>\n<li>Saw palmetto may be unsafe for use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"keep-in-mind\" class=\"\">Keep in Mind<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Urinary tract symptoms can have several causes, including conditions such as prostate cancer that need prompt treatment. If you\u2019re having problems with urination, it\u2019s important to tell your healthcare provider.<\/li>\n<li>Take charge of your health\u2014talk with your healthcare providers about any complementary health approaches you use. Together, you can make shared, well-informed decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov\/health\/saw-palmetto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saw Palmetto<\/a> was originally published by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a part of the National Institutes of Health.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-national-institutes-of-health\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"National Institutes of Health\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Names:\u00a0saw palmetto,\u00a0American dwarf palm tree,\u00a0cabbage palm     Latin Names:\u00a0Serenoa repens,\u00a0Serenoa serrulata,\u00a0Sabal serrulata Background Saw palmetto is a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1898894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1731784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1731784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1898894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1731784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1731784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1731784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}