Tuesday 10 November 2009

Saw Palmetto Helps With Hair Loss - Native Indian Remedy

By John Farikani

The fact that Saw Palmetto helps with hair loss is widely known. It's scientific name is 'seronoa repens'. It's a powerful little plant that has big leaves and a small red berry that is used to treat many different maladies. It's been used by our Native Indians for quite a few decades, and our pioneer fathers learned of it's medicinal purposes as well. It acts as an anti-androgen. Androgen is one of the major contributors to hair loss.

Phytonutrients are what make up the Saw Palmetto berries, and these act as interrupters of the process where hormones cause the prostate to enlarge. Many men today take Saw palmetto for their enlarged prostate. From erectile dysfunction to all types of urinary disorders, the Saw palmetto berry has been widely used, and with successful results.

Most people have heard of 'Propecia'. Well, the Saw Palmetto berry works in much the same way. Once scientists discovered this, they thought they'd give it a try for the hair loss condition. They found that they had success with people who suffered from a condition known as 'androgenetic alopecia'. And they had some very good results with it.

If you check the market today, you'll find hundreds of different herbs that are being marketed for hundreds of different ailments. But not all have had the luxury of being tested in a clinical trial. The Saw Palmetto berry has had this luxury. And after the tests were concluded, satisfactory results were found. The only time any side effects were found was if it was taken without eating something. It does work by affecting the hormones. Women who are nursing or pregnant should not take it.

DHT, or (dihydrotestosterone), is the hormone that, when it's overproduced, causes hair loss. It happens in the scalp, and when there's too much DHT, then it sticks to the follicles and then is able to cut off the nutrient flow from the bloodstream. This in turn makes the hair shrink and get thin and weak. So the Saw Palmetto works to counter-act this hormonal overload.

If you were to check the rankings of the top herbs used medicinally in the United States, today you'd find that the Saw Palmetto berry rates at a solid #5. But being an herb that affects the hormones, anyone who takes any kind of hormonal therapy or treatment should have a sit-down with their family doctor before starting with Saw Palmetto supplements.

Hair loss and Saw Palmetto are matched in just one of the wars that this plant is engaged in. From sex drive to bladder control, this powerful berry can help you with your ailments. It's extremely popular over in Europe, and widely used here in the U. S. I can see why the pioneers of long ago used to make teas and drinks out of it. No doubt they learned of its' benefits even way back then.

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