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saw palmetto berry and Reduced Prostate Size

Doses used in studies
  • mg/day: 160 (median 160, IQR 160–160) — 1 study
Time to effect
Median: 12.2 months · IQR 12.2 months–12.2 months · Range 12.2 months–12.2 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study
Safety in these studies
1 of 1 paper

  • Saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

    • 2006-02-09
    • RCT · n = 225
    • The New England journal of medicine 354(6)
      • Stephen Bent
      • Christopher Kane
      • Katsuto Shinohara
      • John Neuhaus
      • Esther S Hudes
      • Harley Goldberg
      • Andrew L Avins
    6 Insights on
    • High evidence
    • Large Human Trial
    • Highly Cited
    • Clinical

    There was no significant difference between the saw palmetto and placebo groups in the change in ... prostate size ... during the one-year study.

    Effect
    Neutral
    Effect size
    Small
    Significant
    No
    Dose
    160 mg twice a day
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