Post date: Oct 17, 2017 2:23:50 PM
Saw palmetto, as the name suggests, is a palm-like plant whose berries were used to treat UT problems and enhance libido, and later, BPH. Saw palmetto berries are anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, diuretic, and tonic to the male urogenital organs and to the reproductive systems in both sexes.
While a number of studies have suggested potential benefit to the prostate, a major review in 2009 concluded that saw palmetto acted no better than placebo in the treatment of BPH (Tacklind, 2009). However, as is the problem with many of these studies, it is unclear if the saw palmetto berries were prepared in the methods and forms used traditionally and successfully by herbalists.
Dose: 1-2 mL 3x/day of a 1:5 in 60%. Decoction is 2-4 teaspoons berries in 1 cup water simmered for 5 minutes, 3x/day.
Adapted from David Hoffmann
Ingredients
1 part horsetail
1 part couch grass
1 part uva ursi
Directions
This can also be prepared as a tincture.
Ingredients
2 parts saw palmetto berries
2 parts Echinacea angustifolia root
1 part damiana leaf
1 part yarrow
1 part crampbark
Directions
From: theherbalacademy.com