Prostate Saw Palmetto Herb benefit, side effects, how to treat an enlarged gland with natural therapies and home remedies without the need for prescription medications, unless the prostate gland has reached a moderate to severe enlargement. Information on finasteride and dutasteride, Proscar, Avodart
The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive
system. It makes a fluid that mixes with sperm and other fluids
during ejaculation. These
fluids help nourish and transport sperm.
A normal prostate gland is about the size of a
walnut. Many natural herbs, vitamins, minerals and supplements have been studied for their influence on
prostate health. Some of the most important herbs have been incorporated
in a prostate formula called Prostate Power Rx.
Prostate Power
Rx herbal product - A Prostate Formula supplement put together by a
medical doctor for optimal prostate health This prostate formula
is carefully formulated with important herbs and nutrients to provide
optimal prostate health. Clinical research on prostate gland has been
conducted with some of the potent herbs in Prostate Power Rx. Many people
notice this natural prostate supplement enhances their sexual performance
and stamina.
Prostate Enlargement information and review
As men age, their libido decreases. Those who with to improve their
sexual drive and overall sexual enjoyment should consider Passion Rx, a
doctor formulated potent herbal product. Prostate Power Rx has mild sexual
enhancing properties.
Plus: Saw palmetto extract 320 mg



Prostate Power Rx is a prostate
formula supplement with Saw Palmetto, Pygeum, Stinging
Nettle, Quercetin, Lycopene, Phytosterols, Genistein, Daidzein, and key Ingredients for support of a healthy
prostate gland
As a man ages, it is common for the prostate gland to enlarge. Doctors call this
condition of enlarged prostate "benign prostatic hyperplasia" or BPH. As the
prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the
prostate gland to press inward against the urethra like a clamp on a garden hose,
narrowing the space for urine to pass. In addition, the bladder wall becomes
thicker and irritable. The bladder begins to contract even when it contains small amounts
of urine, causing more frequent urination. Eventually, the bladder weakens and loses the
ability to empty itself. Urine remains in the bladder. The narrowing of the urethra and
partial emptying of the bladder cause many of the problems associated with
an enlarged prostate. A doctor can tell an enlarged prostate during a
finger prostate exam. See
enlarged prostate for more details.
Herbal prostate health
There are several herbs for prostate health that are available to the consumer.
These include
saw palmetto, pygeum, stinging
nettle, and several nutrients such as quercetin,
lycopene, phytosterols, genistein, daidzein,
and pumpkin seed oil. For natural prostate health, one
should include plenty of phytosterols in one's diet. Many men find the addition
of these herbs as supplements to be helpful for prostate health. If you visit a
health food store, or search online, you will find about a dozen or so different
herbs promoted for prostate health, and dozens of various prostate formulas with
various combinations of prostate herbs and beneficial substances. Natural
prostate health and nutrition would also involve eating lots of fresh
vegetables, whole grains, and fish.
Natural prostate cure
Q. Do natural herbs for prostate health such as saw palmetto, provide a prostate
cure?
A. If by prostate cure you mean treatment for prostate enlargement,
it depends. Some people find the use of a natural prostate formula and vitamins
to be quite helpful in reducing symptoms of prostate gland enlargement, others
find they need prostate medications to shrink their enlarged prostate gland. We
know people who effectively use a combination of an herbal prostate formula
along with pharmaceutical medicines such as finasteride or Proscar.
Prostate herbs
Q. Which prostate herb is the most effective for shrinking an enlarged prostate
gland or providing relief for prostate symptoms?
A. We have not seen many comparison studied testing the various
prostate herbs to determine which is the most effective. The most popular
prostate herbs are saw palmetto, pygeum africanum, stinging nettle, and rye
pollen. Many prostate formulas also add phytosterols such as beta sitosterol, and lycopene, the tomato
extract carotenoid. The best option appears to be a natural prostate formula supplement
that has a combination of these herbs and nutrients.
Q. I suspect I have some
prostate problems. I found your site and am interested in more info regarding
saw palmetto and Prostate Power Rx. I'm a vegan. are your products vegan
friendly v-caps? How would you suggest I should take the two? Should I alternate
saw palmetto and Prostate Power Rx? should I keep them refrigerated? Should I
take them with, before or after meals?
A. The saw palmetto capsules are made of gelatin. Vegetarians and vegans
could open the capsule by pulling on each side and emptying the contents in
water or juice. It is up to you and your health care provider regarding whether
to take saw palmetto alone, Prostate Power Rx, or alternating them. Most people
find Prostate Power Rx has a sufficient amount of saw palmetto and other
prostate friendly herbs, therefore a saw palmetto supplement may not be
necessary. The saw palmetto or Prostate Power Rx capsules can be taken in the
morning before or with breakfast, and they do not need to be refrigerated.
Pumpkin seed
oil in combination
Effects of pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto oil in Korean men with symptomatic
benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Nutr Res Pract. 2009 Winter; Department of Food Service Management and
Nutrition, Sangmyung University, Hongji-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-743, Korea.
This study was to investigate the role of complementary and alternative
medicine in the prevention and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. For
this purpose, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed
over 12 months on 47 benign prostatic hyperplasia patients with average age of
53.3 years and international prostate symptom score over 8. Subjects received
either sweet potato starch (group A, placebo, 320 mg/day), pumpkin seed oil
(group B, 320 mg/day), saw palmetto oil (group C, 320 mg/day) or pumpkin seed
oil plus saw palmetto oil (group D, each 320 mg/day). From these results, it is
suggested that administrations of pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto oil are
clinically safe and may be effective as complementary and alternative medicine
treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Prostate vitamin
Is there a specific prostate vitamin that is recommended as treatment for
enlarged prostate symptom relief?
We are not aware of a specific prostate vitamin that is
deficient in the diet that would offer an effective treatment and help shrink an
enlarged prostate gland.
Zinc
supplement for prostate health Saw
Palmetto May Help Battle Prostate Cancer
Saw Palmetto, prostate,
PSA, and Hair
Saw palmetto extract
Is zinc mineral helpful as a remedy for a healthy prostate?
Those who have a deficiency of zinc mineral are likely to
benefit from taking a zinc supplement. Most people, though, are not
deficient in this mineral and supplementation may not provide the desired
remedy they seek in terms of treatment of enlarged prostate.
Enlarged Prostate Treatment
Many effective pharmaceutical medicines are available to improve symptoms of
prostate enlargement. However, there are also effective natural therapies, including the use of time-tested
herbal products. Some of the commonly used herbs for enlarged prostate gland include saw
palmetto, pygeum, stinging nettle, and rye pollen. Some plant extracts that have
also been studied include beta sitosterol, genistein, daidzein, quercetin,
rosaminic acid, and lycopene. Besides herbs and mainstream medications, there are also some basic
behavioral changes that can combat prostate symptoms. Among
them are: reducing fluid intake; limiting alcohol and caffeine, and
avoiding them after about 3 p.m.; and not passing up a chance to use the
bathroom, even when your bladder doesn't feel full.
Extract from the saw palmetto berry, a commonly used herbal supplement taken
by men with enlarged prostates, may also have anti-cancer properties,
researchers announced at a meeting of The American Society for Cell
Biology. "Since we knew that saw palmetto berry extract had some effect on
the prostate, we decided to take this a step further. We wanted to know if
the saw palmetto had any effect on prostate cancer cells," said
researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The research
team analyzed the effects of saw palmetto berry extract on cancer cells.
To accomplish this, they exposed prostate cancer cells and a generic
cancer cell line to various concentrations of saw palmetto berry extract.
The cancer cell growth in laboratory cell cultures was then monitored.
About one-fifth the amount of berry extract was needed to decrease the
cell growth of the prostate cancer cells compared to the amount needed to
slow down the growth of the generic cancer cells.
Does saw palmetto, the herb
used for prostate enlargement, have an influence on PSA test results or on
hair growth? PSA is the blood test that is often recommended to monitor
prostate tumor growth. Medical science has questioned the
reliability of PSA testing as a screening tool for cancer detection.
Although there is a lot of controversy and varied opinions, it appears PSA
testing is not as accurate a tool as we previously thought.
Saw palmetto has been thought of as an herb that could
potentially influence hair growth.
One of the causes of prostate enlargement is testosterone being converted
into DHT (dihydrotestosterone). Excess DHT in prostate tissue is thought
to lead to prostate growth, and excess DHT in hair tissue leads to hair
thinning in men and women. Could we kill two birds with one stone by the
use of saw palmetto? In recent years scientists have found that saw
palmetto inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase in prostate tissue. This
enzyme converts testosterone to DHT. Interestingly, there are two major
forms of this enzyme, called types I and II. In humans, Type I 5 alpha-reductase
is predominant in the sebaceous glands of most regions of skin, including
scalp. The Type II 5 alpha-reductase isozyme is primarily found in
prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymides and less so in hair follicles. At
this time we don't have much research as to whether saw palmetto blocks
the conversion of testosterone to DHT in hair tissue to a degree adequate
enough to prevent or restore hair loss. My personal opinion, based on the
early research, is that I suspect even if saw palmetto has a mild effect,
it is not nearly as potent as the drug finasteride - an alpha reductase
blocker - used for prostate enlargement (as Proscar) and hair regrowth (as
Propecia). We do not know if there is an additive effect to finasteride if
saw palmetto is taken along with it. There was a small study a few years
ago that showed a potential benefit for hair growth in male pattern
baldness when saw palmetto was combined with beta sitosterol. More
research is certainly needed before we can come to any conclusions.
Bottom line, the jury is still out regarding the role
of saw palmetto, herbs and nutrients in hair growth, and we have little
idea, even if they work, what dosages would be appropriate for long term
use.
Characterizing components of the Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (SPBE) on
prostate cancer cell growth and traction.
Saw Palmetto Berry Extract is applied for prostate health and treatment
of urinary tract infections, nonbacterial prostitis and Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH) in man. An assumption is that Saw Palmetto Berry
Extract affects tumor cell progression and migration in breast and
prostate tissue. In this work, DU-145 cells were used to demonstrate
that Saw Palmetto Berry Extract and its sterol components, beta-sitosterol
and stigmasterol, inhibit prostate cancer growth by increasing p53
protein expression and also inhibit carcinoma development by decreasing
p21 and p27 protein expression. In the presence of cholesterol, these
features are not only reversed but increased significantly. The results
show for the first time the potential of Saw Palmetto Berry Extract,
beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol as potential anti-tumor agents. Since
the protein p53 is also regarded as nuclear matrix protein facilitating
actin cytoskeletal binding, 2D tractions were measured. The cell
adhesion strength in the presence of Saw Palmetto Berry Extract, beta-sitosterol
and cholesterol and the observation was that the increase in p53
expression triggered an increase in the intracellular force generation.
The results suggest a dual function of p53 in cells.
Prostate
infection or Prostatitis
Prostatitis is a general term for inflammation of the prostate gland.
An inflamed or swollen prostate can cause a variety of symptoms, including a
frequent and urgent need to urinate and pain or burning when urinating — often
accompanied by pelvic, groin or low back pain. Prostate infections are
relatively common and usually occur in men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Symptoms
include frequency of urination, burning with urination, and a discharge from the
penis. These symptoms occur because infection makes the prostate gland swell.
The diagnosis is made by a rectal examination, urinalysis, and a check of the
discharged fluid. The treatment involves antibiotics, soaking in a warm tub of
water, and frequent ejaculation.
Prostate specific antigen test - PSA
There is controversy regarding the use of the PSA test. It has not been
proved that older men would benefit from getting a prostate specific antigen
test since prostate cancer is such a slow growing tumor. A prostate exam using a
finger can give a strong clue of a potential cancer when done by an experienced
doctor.
The standard PSA test produces many false positives and
false negatives — meaning some men who think they do not have cancer actually
do, while others may undergo uncomfortable biopsies only to learn there is no
tumor after all. There is controversy regarding the use of PSA for prostate
health diagnosis and prostate treatment. For more
alternative prostate cancer treatment information.
Prostate Medicine - Prostate Drugs
Several drugs are currently used as prostate medicine, the most commonly
used is Proscar (finasteride) for prostate enlargement. Avodart -
Dutasteride manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline; Dutas - Generic Dutasteride
manufactured by Dr. Reddy's; Fincar - Generic Proscar manufactured by Cipla;
Flomax - Tamsulosin Hydrochloride manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim; Proscar
- Finasteride (5mg) manufactured by Merck; Calutide - Generic Casodex
manufactured by Cipla; Cytomid - Generic Flutamide manufactured by Cipla. The
DHT inhibitors such as Proscar and Avodart are known to reduce libido and cause
erection problems.
Prostate health and supplement
questions
Q. There are dozens of natural prostate supplements sold on the internet.
How do I know which one will work for me?
A. Unfortunately, this is not easy to predict. The only way that we
know of is to purchase a prostate supplement and to try it for a period of two
or three months.
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