Hurricane Ian battered the Florida peninsula at the same time as the annual Saw Palmetto harvest, but the crop fared well with minimal impacts on yields, experts tell NutraIngredients-USA.
Valensa’s Supercritical CO2 extract from Saw Palmetto (USPlus) may support prostate health by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, according to a new study.
French botanicals giant Naturex has debuted a cranberry extract – most typically aimed at women with urinary tract infection (UTI) issues - marketed at with elderly men with similar problems.
Two NGOs responsible for safeguarding plants and forests have positively reviewed the harvesting practices of a prostate-benefitting botanical harvested in Cameroon.
UK firm Healthspan has been told to amend marketing materials for herbal-based blends after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found advertorial materials in breach of its fair marketing code for making medicinal and unauthorised claims.
Safety concerns over saw palmetto supplements for prostate health
may be unfounded, according to a new study from the US that
reported no adverse effects.
Lycopene, zinc and vitamin D show a 'weak association' for
protection against benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a condition
said to affect more than half of all men over the age of 50,
suggests a new study.
The withdrawal of supplements containing saw palmetto from the
Danish market is due to a 2002 evaluation that expressed concerns
about the effect the botanical has on hormones,
NutraIngredients.com has learned.
Contrary to earlier reports, saw palmetto, the extract from the
berries of a dwarf palm tree, has no effect on non-cancerous
prostate swellings, claims that have been called "puzzling" by a
leading herbal expert.
Flax lignans may help treat benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a
condition said to affect more than half of all men over the age of
50, according to a new animal study commissioned by Dutch firm
Acatris.
Researchers at Queen's University in Canada have been awarded $8
million to study the efficacy and safety of the plant extract
quercetin, saw palmetto, and the bark of African pygeum tree as
therapies for prostate and bladder...
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition explored the connections between nutrition and the
risk of developing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in a large
group of male health professionals. Benign...
