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.
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Prostate Power Rx herbal product - A Prostate Formula supplement put together by a medical doctor for optimal prostate health
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

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.

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Prostate Enlargement information and review
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
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.

Saw Palmetto May Help Battle Prostate Cancer
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.

Saw palmetto extract
Characterizing components of the Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (SPBE) on prostate cancer cell growth and traction.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Feb. Center for Medical Physics and Technology, Biophysics Group, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henke Strasse 91, Erlangen, Germany.
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.