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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

April 28, 2003 (Chicago) — Permixon, a compound extracted from the fruit of the American dwarf palm tree Serona repens, also known as saw palmetto, appears to improve symptoms of chronic ...

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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Hello, and welcome to this week’s Health Report with me Norman Swan. Today research into a ...

(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 ...

No harm from herbal supplements in patients with CVD. A Japanese study is the first to demonstrate the potential of saw palmetto extract to ameliorate lower urinary tract symptoms in adult women, ...

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 ...