Serenoa serrulata extract (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Serenoa serrulata extract is an extract from the fruit of Serenoa serrulata, the saw palmetto.

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Essential and fatty oils with 75% fatty acids like caproic, caprinic, lauric, palmitic and oleic acids. Furthermore free or esterified beta-sitosterol, flavonoids (rutin, rhoifolin and isoquercitrin) and various other fatty acids. polysaccharides.

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Aqueous and alcoholic extracts have an anti-inflammatory effect. Lipophilic extracts have an antiandrogenic effect (without estrogenic action), aqueous extracts, on the other hand, have an anti-inflammatory effect.

Ethanolic saw palmetto extracts are mixed with other phyto extracts (especially pumpkin seed extracts, nettle root extracts) and are used for benign prostate hyperplasia in stages I to II (Note: study results are inconsistent).
Dermatologically, saba extracts are used for acne and androgenetic alopecia. Serenoa serrulata extract is used for the production of numerous cosmetic products.

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Extracts of saw palmetto are known as "sabal extracts" for their natural healing properties.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020