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  1. Aug 5, 2024 · Saw palmetto can affect blood-clotting and may increase your risk of bleeding. If you need surgery, dental work, or a medical procedure, stop taking saw palmetto at least 2 weeks ahead of time. Call your doctor if the condition you are treating with saw palmetto does not improve, or if it gets worse while using this product.

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  3. Jul 27, 2015 · The potential of saw palmetto for relieving BPH symptoms could be achieved by multiple synergistic mechanisms. Platelet function was not affected by the administration of saw palmetto in a clinical study , and two case reports provided little evidence to implicate saw palmetto as a cause of bleeding. In a patient undergoing a craniotomy ...

    • Chong-Zhi Wang, Jonathan Moss, Chun-Su Yuan
    • 2015
  4. Overview. Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is a tree that grows up to 10 feet tall with thorn-shaped leaves arranged like a fan. Its ripe fruit is used to make medicine. Saw palmetto seems to...

  5. Oct 16, 2023 · Potentially fatal blood accumulation around the heart: In a 76-year-old man taking a blood thinner for irregular heart rhythm who had also been taking saw palmetto. Although this condition appeared related to the use of his medication, saw palmetto may have contributed to this drug’s increased activity.

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Large-scale studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the past two decades found that saw palmetto was no more effective in treating BPH than a placebo (or fake treatment). Other reviews reached similar conclusions. There also is no clear evidence showing that saw palmetto is beneficial in addressing:

  7. Mar 16, 2023 · Early studies reported that saw palmetto may help increase urine flow and reduce nighttime urination in men with BPH — both when used alone or in combination with traditional drug therapy...

  8. Oct 7, 2022 · Saw palmetto can also increase the risk of bleeding by affecting the body’s blooding-clotting ability and interfering with the activity of blood thinners like warfarin and coumadin. Saw palmetto may also impact the absorption of iron by the body.

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