THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING PROSTATE? THE SCIENCE OF SAW PALMETTO

Pharmaceutical companies have provided us with some wonderful medicines. So has nature. Pharmaceutical companies have, at times, also marketed dangerous drugs. Nature has also created dangerous herbs and plants. I often hear people emphatically claiming that herbal therapies are safe and are preferable to drugs. Although this is generally true, it would be simplistic to unequivocally assert that substances found in nature are inherently safer and superior to those synthesized in laboratories. Each chemical, whether natural or man-made, has to be evaluated on its own merit. During the millions of years of evolution, plants have created chemicals to help them not only extract and use nutrients found in soil, water, and air, but also chemicals to make themselves unpalatable and toxic to insects and animals bent on consuming them. Poisonous Amanita mushrooms are a case in point. Many chemicals found in plants and herbs are not fit for human consumption. The only good way to find out the medicinal merits of a particular herb is to do extensive short-term and long-term human testing.

Certain plants produce chemicals that are beneficial for human consumption. Examples are fruits and vegetables. Not only do they contain carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, but they also have thousands of nutrients including bioflavonoids and carotenoids that, fortunately, have enormous health-promoting properties. Additionally, many plants have been found to have chemicals that have potential in the therapy of a variety of human ailments, including fighting infections and tumors. SP is one such plant. It contains compounds that have a beneficial influence on the human prostate gland.

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