saw palmetto provides SYMPTOMATIC benefit in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
September 1998
The latest word is that saw palmetto provides SYMPTOMATIC benefit in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Almost 50% of men report significant improvement in urinary SYMPTOMS...often comparable to using alpha-blockers (Hytrin, etc) or Proscar (finasteride).
But so far, no improvement has been shown in OBJECTIVE measures such as urinary flow rate or bladder pressure.
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