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Hi all…we're moved into our new house. It's on an acre, has *tons* of vegetation. The whole front third is covered with saw palmetto, and they're all in fruit. What do I do with them?? I hate to just leave them to waste.

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Tincture them... eat them.... dehydrate them... Saw palmetto berries were a staple food among native Americans of the southeastern United States, who also used them to treat digestive problems, genitourinary inflammation, dysentary, and lack of libido. Early in the 20th century, saw palmetto was listed in the US Pharmacopoeia as an effective remedy for enlargement of the prostate gland (called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), urinary tract inflammation, cystitis (bladder inflammation), breast disorders, bronchitis, and laryngitis. The berries, when ripe, turn bluish-black and are dried for medicinal use. Does this help?? Suzi"Sharyn E. Cerniglia" <sharyn.cerniglia@...> wrote: Hi all…we're moved into our new house. It's on an acre, has *tons* of vegetation. The whole front third is covered with saw palmetto, and they're all in fruit. What do I do with them?? I hate to just leave them to waste. Sharyn --No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose

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Native Americans regularly consumed this herb as a food, so they were

probably not plagued by prostate problems. Now one of the ten

best-selling supplements

in the United States, saw palmetto is an herb with a man's troubles in

mind.

Common Uses:

• Eases frequent nighttime urination and other symptoms of an enlarged

prostate.

• Relieves prostate inflammation.

• May boost immunity and treat urinary tract infections.

The saw palmetto, a small palm tree that grows wild from Texas to South

Carolina, gets its name from the spiny saw-toothed stems that lie at the

base of

each leaf. With a life span of 700 years, the plant seems almost

indestructible, resisting drought, insect infestation, and fire. Its

medicinal properties

are derived from the blue-black berries, which are usually harvested in

August and September. This process is sometimes hazardous: Harvesters

can easily

be cut by the razor-sharp leaf stems, and they risk being bitten by the

diamondback rattlesnakes that make their home in the shade of this

scrubby palm.

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Yes, it does. Thanks, Suzi. I knew they were good for lots of things, just didn't know how to prepare them or how to tell when they were ready to be used.

Of course, Ernesto may not leave me any once he's done blowing through... 8-(

Sharyn

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Tincture them... eat them.... dehydrate them...

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Studies have shown Saw Palmetto to successfully reverse atrophy of the mammary gland, which assists breast enhancement - I don't know about the hair... it's said to help but I don't know anyone who has tried.

I had this in my files

Do not take saw palmetto without the advice of a doctor if you are using any of the following medications:

a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);

flutamide (Eulexin);

garlic or ginkgo biloba;

birth control pills;

iron supplements such as ferrous fumarate ferrous gluconate, or ferrous sulfate;

hormone replacement therapy;

estrogen or testosterone;

an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis), and others; or

medication used to prevent blood clots, such as alteplase (Activase), anistreplase (Eminase), clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole (Persantine), streptokinase (Kabikinase, Streptase), ticlopidine (Ticlid), and urokinase (Abbokinase).

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From: earthmother1111 <pink627@...>Subject: Saw Palmettohealth Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12:56 PM

Does anyone know if taking Saw Palmetto could cause a mans mammary glands to enlarge? Also, could women take Saw Palmetto for hair loss?

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