Saw palmetto is a small palm like plant growing in North America. The saw palmetto extract comes from berries of palm trees. The extract contains hundreds of chemical substances effective for treating a number of bodily disorders including hair loss, prostate enlargement, chronic bronchitis, urinary bladder infection and a number of diseases.

Saw palmetto hair loss extract contains oleic acid, lauric acid and palmitic acid. These substances are effective for treating hair loss and hair thinning. These substances also found in coconut oil. Therefore, using saw palmetto extracts is beneficial and effective for reversing hair loss. There is no significant side effects in using saw palmetto, but further research and studies are still needed.

Saw palmetto has been used as a natural herbal remedy for treating hair loss (androgenic alopecia), hair thinning and receding hair line. Some studies reveal that saw palmetto inhibits the production of 5-alpha reductase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone or DHT. DHT is biggest culprit associated with hair loss. It damages your hair follicles and inhibit healthy hair growth cycles. Though production of DHT under a controlled and optimum level is necessary but it is not vital for life and if its level aggravates the optimum level, it does negative effects on hair follicles. Therefore, saw palmetto extract greatly reduces its level in your blood to keep your hair follicles healthy.

There are hundreds over the counter hair care products that contain saw palmetto extracts. I recommend you not to use any of them until you consult your dermatologist or health care professional. He or she will diagnose the real causes of hair loss and if it can be treated with saw palmetto extracts naturally.