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Just a few facts about SAW PALMETTO

• SAW PALMETTO-DHT inhibiting effect, decreases progesterone receptors, (Taking saw palmetto along with estrogen pills might decrease the effectiveness of estrogen pills).

SAW PALMETTO -Moderate Interaction


Saw Palmetto, causes a reduction in estrogen, inhibits progesterone receptors, causes acne, cellulite, and clotting issues.
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Birth control pills (Contraceptive drugs)
Some birth control pills contain estrogen. Saw palmetto might decrease the effects of estrogen in the body. Taking saw palmetto along with birth control pills might decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. If you take birth control pills along with saw palmetto, use an additional form of birth control such as a condom.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/971.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/saw_palmetto-page3/supplements-vitamins.htm
http://www.rxlist.com/saw_palmetto-page3/supplements.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/saw_palmetto-page3/vitamins-supplements.htm

-Treating prostate infections and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Saw palmetto doesn’t seem to help prostate infections or chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Prostate cancer. Research studies to date have found that taking saw palmetto doesn’t seem to prevent prostate cancer.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/971.html

-Saw palmetto seems to decrease estrogen levels in the body. Taking saw palmetto
along with estrogen pills might decrease the effectiveness of estrogen pills.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/pharmacological-action/aromatase-inhibitors

-EFFECT ON ESTROGEN RECEPTORS
The plant steroids in saw palmetto also act on progesterone receptors, an action that causes a reduction in estrogen levels, Preliminary research has found that saw palmetto hinders the conversion process of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by more than 40 percent.

DOSAGE RECOMMENDATION
The University of Maryland Medical Center suggests consuming saw palmetto in standardized capsule form. While this herb can be taken as a tea, its primary active compounds are not water-soluble, so they may not be transferred from the herb into the water. Consume 160 mg of saw palmetto up to two times per day. Make sure the supplement contains 85 to 95 percent fatty acids and sterols.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/543983-saw-palmetto-estrogen/


Birth control pills (Contraceptive drugs)
Some birth control pills contain estrogen. Saw palmetto might decrease the effects of estrogen in the body. Taking saw palmetto along with birth control pills might decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. If you take birth control pills along with saw palmetto, use an additional form of birth control such as a condom.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/971.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/saw_palmetto-page3/supplements-vitamins.htm
http://www.rxlist.com/saw_palmetto-page3/supplements.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/saw_palmetto-page3/vitamins-supplements.htm