Sabale extract
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Extract from the saw palmetto, or the fruits of the saw palmetto, Sabalis serrulatae fructus.
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Extracts from Fructus Sabalis serrulatae contain: essential and fatty oils with 75% fatty acids such as caproic, capric, lauric, palmitic and oleic acids. Furthermore free or esterified beta-sitosterol, flavonoids (rutin, rhoifolin and isoquercitrin) and various polysaccharides. polysaccharides.
Aqueous and alcoholic extracts have an anti-inflammatory effect
Lipophilic extracts have an anti-androgenic effect (without estrogenic effect).
Ethanolic saw palmetto extracts are mixed with other phytoextracts (especially pumpkin seed extracts, nettle root extracts) and used for benign prostatic hyperplasia in stages I to II (note: study results are inconsistent)
Dermatologically, sabal extracts are used for acne and androgenetic alopecia.
Cosmetics: Serona serrulata extract is widely used in cosmetic formulations.
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- Herman A et al (2016) Mechanism of action of herbs and their active constituents used in hair loss treatment. Fitoterapia 114:18-25.
- Wessagowit V et al. (2015) Treatment of male androgenetic alopecia with topical products containing Serenoa repens extract. Australas J Dermatol 57:e76-82.
- Yin J et al (2016) Inhibitory Activities of Phenolic Compounds Isolated from Adina rubella Leaves Against 5α-Reductase Associated with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Molecules doi:10.3390/molecules21070887.