Safety · Supplement
Saw Palmetto: side effects, safety & interactions
Well tolerated; mild GI upset; may affect PSA interpretation and has mild antiplatelet action.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Well tolerated; mild GI upset; may affect PSA interpretation and has mild antiplatelet action.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Saw Palmetto at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Saw Palmetto is
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) berry extract is used for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) urinary symptoms.
The honest bottom line
Popular but largely placebo in the best trials. Worth a monitored trial for BPH; don't expect much.
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