Nature's Bounty Saw Palmetto Capsules
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Saw palmetto is a plant. Its ripe fruit is used to make medicine.
Saw palmetto is most commonly used for decreasing symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH), but some scientific evidence shows that it does not work. Saw palmetto is also commonly used to prevent complications from prostate surgery and for treating certain types of prostate conditions, such as long-term prostate inflammation and pelvic pain that is not caused by an infection (chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome).
Warnings
Saw palmetto is likely safe for most people when taken by mouth for up to three years. Side effects are usually mild. Some people have reported dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhoea. Some people have reported that saw palmetto causes impotence. However, these side effects do not seem to occur any more often with saw palmetto than with a sugar pill.
There is some concern that saw palmetto might cause liver or pancreas problems in some people. There have been two reports of liver damage and one report of pancreas damage in people who took saw palmetto. However, there is not enough information to know if saw palmetto was the actual cause of these side effects.
Saw palmetto is possibly safe when administered into the rectum appropriately for up to 30 days. It is not known if it is safe to use for longer periods of time.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Saw palmetto is likely unsafe when taken by mouth during pregnancy or breastfeeding. It acts as a hormone, and this could be dangerous to the pregnancy. Don't use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Surgery: Saw palmetto might slow blood clotting. There is some concern that it might cause extra bleeding during and after surgery. Stop using saw palmetto at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
Saw palmetto is likely safe for most people when taken by mouth for up to three years. Side effects are usually mild. Some people have reported dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhoea. Some people have reported that saw palmetto causes impotence. However, these side effects do not seem to occur any more often with saw palmetto than with a sugar pill.
There is some concern that saw palmetto might cause liver or pancreas problems in some people. There have been two reports of liver damage and one report of pancreas damage in people who took saw palmetto. However, there is not enough information to know if saw palmetto was the actual cause of these side effects.
Saw palmetto is possibly safe when administered into the rectum appropriately for up to 30 days. It is not known if it is safe to use for longer periods of time.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Saw palmetto is likely unsafe when taken by mouth during pregnancy or breastfeeding. It acts as a hormone, and this could be dangerous to the pregnancy. Don't use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Surgery: Saw palmetto might slow blood clotting. There is some concern that it might cause extra bleeding during and after surgery. Stop using saw palmetto at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.