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Saw Palmetto Advice
May 24 2006 at 12:10 AM jlynns (Login jlynns)
I have been taking 320 mg of Saw Palmetto extract (capsules) along with some other herbs. I have noticed a slight increase. I decided to order a liquid extract from Greenbush thinking it was the same mg. It is actually stronger. 1/8 of a teaspoon equals 500 mg. I was wondering if that is going to be too much. I am 47 and AA. The man said that you can actually take 100 times that amount without any problems. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Molly
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 24 2006, 10:04 AM
I wonder how he knows that? The highest amount I have come across used in clinical studies is 2000mg extract daily, which is 4 times as much. Maybe he didn't mean it literally when he said you could take 100 times that amount (10 times or 100 times is often used as a figure of speech).
Anonymous
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 25 2006, 3:40 AM
duh, of coarse he didn't literally mean 100 times the amount
jlynns
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Thanks Molly
May 25 2006, 10:40 PM
Molly,
I appreciate your reply. I am going to ignore the reply from "anonymous". I thought the most that should be taken is 320 mg of the saw palmetto extract. Do you think it will be ok to take 500 mg, which is what is in 1/8 of a teaspoon of the Greenbush extract?
Thanks,
Jackie
Arialle
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Hey!
May 25 2006, 10:50 PM
I take Saw Palmetto and the bottle says you can take up to 2, 2 times a day, so that's 4 a day all togther. Each capsule is 450mg, so 4 would be 1800mg, so 500mg is still not that much
A.x
jlynns
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I think extract is different than berries
May 26 2006, 12:10 AM
I think the extract is stronger. So you aren't suppose to take as much. So I am wondering if 500 mg of the extract is too much to take?
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 26 2006, 3:49 AM
we know what a figure of speech is and I surely hope she didnt really think he meant 100 times the amount
Molly
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 26 2006, 8:11 AM
There is no rule of any kind that the most Saw Palmetto extract that should be taken is 320mg. The 320mg figure is stated by researchers to be the most that is useful for treating enlarged prostate, because clinical studies have found that higher doses than 320mg extract do not provide any further benefit for prostate treatment. The 320mg figure has no relevance to breast enhancement or any other use of Saw Palmetto.
Arialle, the recommended dose of Saw Palmetto for treating enlargement of the male prostate gland is 320mg extract daily or 1000-2000mg of whole herb. As Jen said you would seem to be taking the whole herb, so the label recommended amount of 1800mg would fit in well with what the clinical studies recommend. However, I make the point again that this dosage is intended for the treatment of enlarged prostate in men.
May 24 2006 at 12:10 AM jlynns (Login jlynns)
I have been taking 320 mg of Saw Palmetto extract (capsules) along with some other herbs. I have noticed a slight increase. I decided to order a liquid extract from Greenbush thinking it was the same mg. It is actually stronger. 1/8 of a teaspoon equals 500 mg. I was wondering if that is going to be too much. I am 47 and AA. The man said that you can actually take 100 times that amount without any problems. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Molly
(Login MollyH)
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 24 2006, 10:04 AM
I wonder how he knows that? The highest amount I have come across used in clinical studies is 2000mg extract daily, which is 4 times as much. Maybe he didn't mean it literally when he said you could take 100 times that amount (10 times or 100 times is often used as a figure of speech).
Anonymous
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Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 25 2006, 3:40 AM
duh, of coarse he didn't literally mean 100 times the amount
jlynns
(Login jlynns)
Thanks Molly
May 25 2006, 10:40 PM
Molly,
I appreciate your reply. I am going to ignore the reply from "anonymous". I thought the most that should be taken is 320 mg of the saw palmetto extract. Do you think it will be ok to take 500 mg, which is what is in 1/8 of a teaspoon of the Greenbush extract?
Thanks,
Jackie
Arialle
(Login Arialle)
Hey!
May 25 2006, 10:50 PM
I take Saw Palmetto and the bottle says you can take up to 2, 2 times a day, so that's 4 a day all togther. Each capsule is 450mg, so 4 would be 1800mg, so 500mg is still not that much
A.x
jlynns
(Login jlynns)
I think extract is different than berries
May 26 2006, 12:10 AM
I think the extract is stronger. So you aren't suppose to take as much. So I am wondering if 500 mg of the extract is too much to take?
Anonymous
(no login)
Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 26 2006, 3:49 AM
we know what a figure of speech is and I surely hope she didnt really think he meant 100 times the amount
Molly
(Login MollyH)
EVE MEMBERS
Re: Saw Palmetto Advice
May 26 2006, 8:11 AM
There is no rule of any kind that the most Saw Palmetto extract that should be taken is 320mg. The 320mg figure is stated by researchers to be the most that is useful for treating enlarged prostate, because clinical studies have found that higher doses than 320mg extract do not provide any further benefit for prostate treatment. The 320mg figure has no relevance to breast enhancement or any other use of Saw Palmetto.
Arialle, the recommended dose of Saw Palmetto for treating enlargement of the male prostate gland is 320mg extract daily or 1000-2000mg of whole herb. As Jen said you would seem to be taking the whole herb, so the label recommended amount of 1800mg would fit in well with what the clinical studies recommend. However, I make the point again that this dosage is intended for the treatment of enlarged prostate in men.