Archive for the 'Saw Palmetto' Category
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) fruit extracts are used for treat lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Researchers in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) Study Group report the response to increasing doses. (more…)
Cochrane Library, Prostate, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on Failure of saw palmetto to reduce BPH symptoms
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Researchers in the US reviewed the incidence and severity of potential interactions between prescription medicine and dietary supplements. (more…)
CAM Interactions, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Saw Palmetto, Vitamins | Comments Off on Risk of drug interactions with dietary supplements
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Researchers at the University of Washington, in Seattle, evaluated whether 13 vitamin and mineral supplements and glucosamine, chondroitin, saw palmetto, Ginkgo biloba, garlic, fish-oil, and fiber supplements were associated with total mortality.
The results with glucosamine and chondroitin are most interesting. (more…)
Garlic, Ginkgo, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on Risk of death and the use of supplements
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Real and hypothetical concerns exist.
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo), who is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, puts it into perspective. (more…)
CAM Interactions, Garlic, Ginkgo, Kava, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Do we overhype drug-supplement interactions?
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Arizona collaborated to review the risks of herbal:drug interactions.
The abstract is a bit skimpy on details, but the American Pharmaceutical Association has a nice summary, which will be summarized further here. (more…)
Black/Blue Cohosh, Bleeding Disorders, Chinese Medicine, Cholesterol/Lipids, Echinacea, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Hawthorn, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Licorice, Motherworth, Saw Palmetto, Yohimbine | Comments Off on Risk of taking herbals in people with heart disease
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Prof. Ernst reviewed popular herbal medicines.
It’s a long list. (more…)
Echinacea, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Kava, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on Drug-herbal interaction review
Friday, October 9th, 2009
It depends on what’s being reported.
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Mayo Clinic reviewed sales of 5 popular supplements in light of emerging negative evidence. (more…)
CAM Education, Echinacea, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort, Vitamins | Comments Off on Does published research affect supplement sales?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Is there benefit in prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostatitis? (more…)
Cancer, Prostate, Saw Palmetto, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments Off on Supplements and prostate health
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio reviews popular herbals.
Let’s focus on safety issues. (more…)
Black/Blue Cohosh, Chamomile, Echinacea, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort, Valerian | Comments Off on Safety review of popular herbal products
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio has written a continuing education article on herbals.
Here are the author’s take-away points, with additional references added. (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Asthma/Allergy, Black/Blue Cohosh, Bleeding Disorders, Chamomile, Cochrane Library, Common Cold, DHEA, Diet-Nutrition, Echinacea, Evening Primrose, Fatigue, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Gout, Heart Disease, Herbals, Huntington's, Menopause, Prostate, Rheumatoid Diseases, Saw Palmetto, Sleep (Insomnia), Sleep Apnea, St. John's Wort, Stress, Sunscreen, Valerian | Comments Off on Key points about commonly used herbals
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
STEP stands for “Saw palmetto for Treatment of Enlarged Prostates.†(more…)
CAM Politics, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on The STEP report on saw palmetto safety
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Here’s a follow-up to an earlier post on the use of CAM in the US in 2007 as surveyed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). (more…)
Coenzyme Q10, Cranberry, Echinacea, Fiber, Flavonoids (Soy), Flaxseed, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Herbals, Melatonin, Milk Thistle, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Saw Palmetto, Tea | Comments Off on Most commonly used natural products
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Dr. Cathi Dennehy from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco has reviewed the evidence.
I was surprised by her assessment of black cohosh for menopausal symptoms.
Here’s a summary of her findings.
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Black/Blue Cohosh, Calcium, Chasteberry, Diet-Nutrition, Flavonoids (Soy), Folic Acid, Iron, Knee Replacement, L-arginine, Liver Disease, Lycopene, Magnesium, Menopause, PMS/Dysmenorrhea, Saw Palmetto, Selenium, Trans Fats, Vitamins, Zinc | Comments Off on Review of herbal medicines in gynecology
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
A case of pancreatitis in a 55-year-old man with alcoholism who had been sober for more than 15 years was published in the Southern Medical Journal. The authors make a circumstantial case for his ongoing use of saw palmetto and the occurrence of pancreatitis.
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Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Liver Disease, Pancreas, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on Saw palmetto-induced pancreatitis?
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. His thoughts about the FDA’s plan to establish good manufacturing regulations for dietary supplements are published in Urology Times.
He also looks to the next big issue that will confront the supplement industry.
Once you know the issues, you can play the role of the pharmaceutical executive and decide if your product “Best Prostate Health” should be withdrawn from the market. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, CAM Education, Lycopene, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on The next big issue facing dietary supplements — You be the CEO
Monday, July 16th, 2007
In 2003, Professor Edzard Ernst writing on the Cochrane Collaboration website concluded, “Compared with placebo, kava extract is an effective symptomatic treatment for anxiety although, at present, the size of the effect seems small.” (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Chamomile, Garlic, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Kava, Lavender, Lemon/Lime, Palliative/End of Life, Passionflower, Phytoestrogens, Poppy, Prof. Ernst, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on A critical review of herbals to treat anxiety and depression
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
These data are from a telephone survey of more than 2500 randomly sampled noninstitutionalized Americans, which was published in 2002. The tables can also be found here. (more…)
Caffeine, Creatine, Diet-Nutrition, Diet-Vegan, Echinacea, Folic Acid, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Herbals, Lecithin, Lycopene, Magnesium, Rhodiola Rosea, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort, Vitamins | Comments Off on The most commonly used vitamins and herbals
Friday, October 27th, 2006
In February, the Danish Ministry for Family and Consumer Affairs withdrew food supplements containing saw palmetto because of concerns about its effect on the hormone system coupled with a lack of data about its safety in long-term use.
Dr. Kirsten Pilegaard, PhD, senior advisor for the Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research stated, “On the basis of the information available, it is not possible to establish a dose that does not give rise to concern.”
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Consumer Alert, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on Saw palmetto withdrawn from the market in Denmark
Monday, July 31st, 2006
Earlier this year a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reported, “saw palmetto did not improve symptoms or objective measures of benign prostatic hyperplasia.” The results were interesting in light of the fact that the weight of the medical literature supports the value of saw palmetto for this condition.
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CAM Politics, Cochrane Library, NCCAM, Prostate, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on More criticism of NCCAM