saw palmetto

saw palmetto definition - medical

saw pal·met·to (sô păl-mĕtˈō)

noun
A small creeping palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeast United States, whose black, one-seeded fruit is available in dried form as a nonprescription herbal remedy that is supposedly beneficial for disorders of the prostate gland.

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