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Can Saw Palmetto Stop Baldness and Hair Loss?

Tuesday June 26, 2007
A reader asks, What can you tell me about saw palmetto? I read that it's a good herbal remedy for hair loss and baldness.

Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulata) is a dwarf palm plant native to North America. It primarily grows along the Atlantic coast in Georgia and Florida. The active ingredients are believed to be found in the plant's brown-black berries.

Saw palmetto has become popular as an herbal remedy for a type of hair loss and baldness called androgenic alopecia, or male- and female-pattern baldness. Read the full answer: Can Saw Palmetto Stop Baldness and Hair Loss?

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