As of now we do not know why saw palmetto works.

No one knows for sure how saw palmetto works, if it does.

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In all, men took saw palmetto or a placebo for nearly 17 months.

There are no proven uses of saw palmetto for women.

Some men were given a daily dose of saw palmetto extract.

With these potential limitations in mind, there are other practical things for men to consider about saw palmetto.

In a case report, a patient taking saw palmetto had increased bleeding time during surgery.

The researchers said they can’t say for certain that the young girl's hot flashes were indeed caused by taking saw palmetto.

Although generally used by adult men, saw palmetto is available in health food stores, the researchers said, so anyone can buy and use it.

Saw Palmetto is derived from the berries of a small palm tree.

The researchers followed the men for nearly 17 months, as the dosage of saw palmetto kept rising.

Every few months, researchers stepped up the dose until men taking saw palmetto were getting 960 milligrams each day.

Hall says he doesn't discourage his patients from taking saw palmetto if the placebo effect appears to be working.

It is made up of bald cypress, live oak and saw palmettos.

But in this study, there was no benefit to taking saw palmetto over the placebo."

Rare side effects of saw palmetto are indigestion and nausea.

At the end of the test, the study found no benefit from saw palmetto by a variety of different measures.

But that doesn't necessarily mean that men shouldn't take saw palmetto, Barry says.

Clinical trials have shown 160mg of saw palmetto extract twice daily is effective.

Saw Palmetto berries contain an oil with a variety of physosterols.

The study may settle a longstanding debate over the effectiveness of saw palmetto, which is especially popular in Europe.

It is recommended that the use of saw palmetto extract be stopped at least two weeks before a scheduled surgery.

Saw palmetto was not listed on the report.

For the study, 225 men with prostate problems were given either 160 milligrams of saw palmetto twice a day or a placebo.