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Cabbage palm

• Saw Palmetto
• General Information
  Saw palmetto grows in the southern United States.
  Common Name(s)
  saw palmetto, American dwarf palm tree, cabbage palm
  Scientific Name(s)
  Serenoa repens, Sabal serrulata
  How is Saw Palmetto usually used?
  The ripe fruit of saw palmetto is used in several forms, including ground and dried fruit or whole berries. It is available as a liquid extractextractto get, separate, or isolate a desired active ingredient, tablets, capsules, and as an infusioninfusionthe process of steepsteepTo soak an agent (such as tea) to extract its active ingredienting or soaking plant material in hot or cold water to isolate its active ingredient or a tea.
  What is Saw Palmetto used for?
  Saw palmetto is used mainly for urinary symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate gland (also called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH).
• Saw palmetto is also used for other conditions, including chronic pelvic pain, bladder disorders, decreased sex drive, hair loss, and hormone imbalances.
• Your health care provider may have recommended this product for other conditions. Contact a health care provider if you have questions.