Saw palmetto: what the studies really say

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0:42 Let's start with the most famous one, Serenoa repens, or saw palmetto, or the American dwarf palm. It is probably the world's best-selling supplement for the prostate. It's credited with having anti-inflammatory and anti-androgenic properties.

0:59 For years, small studies suggested that it improved urinary symptoms. The reality is, the largest and most rigorous clinical trial ever done, the Step study, published in JAMA in twenty eleven, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, a good study, found no benefit over placebo, neither at the standard dose nor at triple the dose.