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saw palmetto Definition

☆ saw palmetto

noun

a shrubby palm plant (Serenoa repens) with fan-shaped leaves and spiny leafstalks, native to the SE U.S.

saw palmetto Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: This of course, is a problem with herbal therapy and a reality for those taking saw palmetto.
  • conclude: The researchers concluded that saw palmetto significantly decreased BPH symptoms, resulting in increased urinary flow.

Modifies a noun

  • berry: So, if you ate a whole pound of saw palmetto berries you would only get about 150 mg of beta-sitosterol.
  • extract: The treatment dose is 160 to 240mg of saw palmetto extract, taken twice a day.

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