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Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Saw Palmetto · Scrub-Palmetto · Gulsčioji serenoja · Palmier de Floride · Strauchpalmettopalme · Sägepalme · Sägezahnpalme · bocznia pilkowana · cüce palmiye · fűrészpálma · sahapalmu · saw palmetto · saw-palmetto · scrub-palmetto · serenoa
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Sedative, Stimulant
Science studied: ACETOVANILLONE, ARABINOSE, FAT, LIPASE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Serenoa repens
Common names: Saw Palmetto, Scrub-Palmetto, Gulsčioji serenoja, Palmier de Floride, Strauchpalmettopalme, Sägepalme, Sägezahnpalme, bocznia pilkowana, cüce palmiye, fűrészpálma, sahapalmu, saw palmetto, saw-palmetto, scrub-palmetto, serenoa
POWO: 941782-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Diuretic
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- US
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Diuretic
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Tumor
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aphrodisiac · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Sedative · Turkey · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Tumor · US · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Effects of <i>Serenoa repens</i> extract on sexual function in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2026 source ↗
- Efficacy and safety of Serenoa repens in benign prostatic disorders: a systematic review of recent clinical evidence. · 2026 source ↗
- Serenoa Repens-Lycopene-Selenium and Epilobium-Palmitoylethanolamide-Calendula after transperineal prostate biopsy: a tertiary single center experience. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETOVANILLONE
- ARABINOSE
- FAT
- LIPASE
- MANNITOL
- P-OXYBENZALDEHYDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VANILLIN
- ACETOSYRINGONE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- P-OXYBENZOIC-ACID
- FERULIC-ACID
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- SYRINGALDEHYDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- ANTHRANILIC-ACID
- CAPRIC-ACID
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CAROTENE
- CYCLOARTENOL
- DAUCOSTEROL
- DECANOIC-ACID
- LUPEN-3-ONE
- LUPEOL
- OCTACOSAN-1-OL
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL
- 3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-OCTAMETHYL-DOTRIACONTA-2-CIS-6-CIS-10-CIS-14-CIS-18-TRANS-22-TRANS-26-TRANS-OCTAEN-1-OL
- GERANYL-GERANIOL
- GLYCEROL
- HEXACOSAN-1-OL
- 3,7,11,15,19,23,31,35-NONAMETHYL-HEXATRIACONTA-2-CIS-6-CIS-10-CIS-14-CIS-18-CIS-22-TRANS-26-TRANS-30-TRANS-3,4-TRANS-NON
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- PHYTOL
- POPULNIN
- RHOIFOLIN
- RUTIN
- SABAL-SERRULATA-ACIDIC-POLYSACCHARIDE
- SERENOA-POLYPRENOL-2
- SERENOA-POLYPRENOL-3
- STEROLS
- TRIACONTAN-1-OL
- TRIDECANOIC-ACID
- UNDECANOIC-ACID
- APIGENIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAPRINIC-ACID
- CERAMIDES
- EO
- FARNESOL
- FATTY-ACIDS
- FUCOSE
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- HEXACOSANOL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- LAURIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MANNOSE
- OLEIC-ACID
- P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POLYSACCHARIDE-S1
- POLYSACCHARIDE-S2
- POLYSACCHARIDE-S3
- POLYSACCHARIDE-S4
- RHAMNOSE
- SPHINGOLIPIDES
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- TETRACOSANOL
- TRICONTANOL
- XYLOSE
- 1-MONOLAURIN
- 1-MONOMYRISTIN
- 1-OCTACOSANOL
- APIGENIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PECTIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- ZINC
- PALMITIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- URONIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-DIGLUCOSIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-MYRISTATE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-MYRISTYL-BETA-GLUCOSIDES
- FRUCTOSE
- SORBITOL
- THIAMIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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