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Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss

Berry extract that inhibits 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme converting testosterone to DHT; used for benign prostatic hyperplasia symptoms and androgenic hair thinning, though large trials show mixed results versus placebo.

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Why Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss?

The connection

Male and female pattern baldness, thinning hair, and scalp health.

Also known as: Serenoa repens

Published research

Saw Palmetto × Hair Loss: at a glance

Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.

Published research

Saw Palmetto / Hair Loss: publication years

What this means: Counts describe research quantity, not treatment effectiveness or certainty.

Saw Palmetto / Hair Loss: publication years (publications, count)
CategoryPublications (count)
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Published research

Saw Palmetto × Hair Loss: the evidence base

Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.

6studies referenced
6journals
2012–2025publication range

Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.

01Pathophysiology, conventional treatments, and evidence-based herbal remedies of hair loss with a systematic review of controlled clinical trialsAllam AT, et al. · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025PMID 40536553 ↗02Effects of dietary supplements on androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and network meta-analysisZhou L, et al. · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025PMID 41561175 ↗03Serenoa repens for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement: A systematic review and meta-analysisTrivisonno LF, et al. · Investigative and clinical urology · 2021PMID 34488251 ↗04Comparison of Serenoa repens With Tamsulosin in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisCai T, et al. · American journal of men's health · 2020PMID 32274957 ↗05Benign prostate hyperplasia and nutritionDas K, et al. · Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2019PMID 31451276 ↗06Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasiaTacklind J, et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012PMID 23235581 ↗
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