What Is Saw Palmetto?

Saw palmetto is a species of palm with a distinctly potent smell and flavour. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where healthy saw palmetto plants can live for hundreds of years.

How to Use Saw Palmetto (Common Uses)

Saw Palmetto can be taken internally as a tea, decoction, powder, capsules, or extract. It has historically been used in cooking.

Medicinal Uses and Benefits of Saw Palmetto

Saw palmetto has recently gained popularity as an herb for prostate conditions, especially benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). It is generally used in BPH situations which are less severe and do not require surgery.

Active Constituents in Saw Palmetto

Fatty acids, phytosterols, mucilage, flavonoids, tannins, carotenes.