鋸棕櫚

Saw palmetto is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) symptoms in numerous western countries.鋸棕櫚被用於治療許多西方國家的良性前列腺增生（BPH）症狀。 Aging men often are affected by BPH and experience symptoms including frequent urination, difficulty maintaining or starting urination, need to urinate during the night, and urine leakage.衰老的男性通常會受到BPH的影響，並會出現以下症狀，包括尿頻，排尿困難或難以維持，夜間需要排尿和尿液漏出。
Research supports that saw palmetto is effective in treating BPH in some individuals.研究支持鋸棕櫚在某些個體中可有效治療BPH。 Although saw palmetto seems to provide relief for BPH symptoms, it does not reduce the prostate's size.儘管鋸棕櫚似乎可以緩解BPH症狀，但它並不能減小前列腺的大小。
Saw palmetto is used by some herbalists as a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory, a sedative, and an antiseptic.鋸棕櫚被一些草藥專家用作利尿劑，消炎藥，鎮靜劑和防腐劑。 Various reports claim that saw palmetto may also stimulate hair growth.各種報導稱，鋸棕櫚還可能刺激頭髮生長。
儘管沒有支持科學研究，但一些婦女使用鋸棕櫚來增加乳房的大小。