Physical Address

304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124

Saw Palmetto


Uses

  • BPH

  • Urinary tract inflammation (prostatitis)

  • Underactive bladder

  • Male- and female-pattern baldness

  • Aphrodisiac

  • Breast augmentation

Perioperative Risks

  • No established interactions with anesthetic agents

Worry About

  • Saw palmetto has been implicated in hepatitis, cholecystitis, bleeding diatheses, conduction defects, and erectile dysfunction. No studies confirm these effects.

  • Unsubstantiated pharmacologic effects such as increasing the action of benzodiazepines

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