Saw Palmetto
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Botanical Name |
Serenoa repens |
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Family |
Arecaceae |
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Other Names |
Beth and hook, sabal |
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Description |
Low, shrub like palm. Leaves: palmate, divided segments, harp teeth. Flowers: small and white, long panicles. Fruit: ovoid, drupe 2-2.5cm long up to 3cm wide, black |
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Native to |
Eastern North America |
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Parts used |
Fruit |
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Harvesting |
Fruit: September –January |
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Actions |
Diuretic, sedative, tonic |
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Constituents |
Volatile oil, dextrose, resins Fixed oil: fatty acids (25%): capric, caprylic, lauric, palmitic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic acids and neutral fats Sterols: campesterol, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol, lupeol, cycloartenol Long chain alcohols: farnesol, phytol, polyprenolic alcohols Flavonoids: rutin, isoquercitrin Immunostimulant polysaccharides: galactose, arabinose, mannose, rhamnose, glucuronic acid: carotenoids |
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Combines with |
Cola, horsetail, hydrangea |