Re: saw palmetto not effective?

c palmer wrote:
Millions of older American men use the herbal supplement saw palmetto
to treat an enlarged prostate, but a new study concludes the product
doesn't work.
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i think that is what the public is missing in the above paragraph.
SP doesn't do anything to treat the enlarged prostate condition, but
it DOES relieve the symptoms of BPH. there is a difference.

Curtis...I'm not sure I agree with this. I don't take SP, but I have stated
in this ng before that the active ingredient in it for inhibiting
dyhydrotestosterone is beta sistosterol, and that I thought it would be
better to take concentrated beta sitosterol.

So if you are saying that it doesn't help reduce the size of the prostate
(in time of course), and it only "relieves the symptoms of BPH", by what
vehicle are you assuming it relieves the symptoms, if not by prostate size
reduction :-) ...Pete



as long as the user understands that taking SP is making him feel
better, and that the BPH condition is not getting any better just
because of his well being, then, i don't see any problems with that.

~ curtis

knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is
optional "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing
old is invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so."
http://community.webtv.net/PALMER_ENT/doc


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