Composition
The ingredients are oily saw palmetto fruit extract (61.5%), gelatin, and glycerol and sorbitol as humectants. Three capsules contain 960 mg of the extract.
Ingredients
Saw palmetto, Serenoa repens, is a small palm prized for its fruits.[2]
How to use
- Dose: 1 capsule 3 times a day, before meals, with liquid.
- Do not: exceed the recommended daily dose, or use the supplement as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
- Storage: in a cool, dry place, protected from light and out of the reach of young children.
Precautions
As a food supplement it is not a medicine and is not meant to treat, prevent or cure diseases. People who are pregnant or breastfeeding should talk to a health care provider before starting the supplement. The same applies to anyone on medication. Children should be given the supplement with caution, except when a health care provider has recommended this product.[3]
- Saw palmetto is generally well tolerated; side effects are mild and infrequent and may include digestive symptoms, dizziness and headache. It may be unsafe in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.[4]
- Medicines made from saw palmetto in the EU are used only after a doctor has ruled out serious causes of the symptoms. If symptoms persist during use, a doctor should be seen.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Vivasan, Sabal Forte with oily saw palmetto fruit extract, product page (Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Saw palmetto. Retrieved 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know. Page updated 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
- ↑ National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Saw Palmetto. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ European Medicines Agency, Sabalis serrulatae fructus: herbal medicinal product. Retrieved 15 October 2026.