Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss
In the northern part of America, a potent plant has been harvested that is greatly beneficial in men who are experiencing urinary tract or prostate inflammation. Research has also shown that saw palmetto can effectively decrease the production of dihydrotestosterone or DHT in men who are suffering from hair loss.
Ostensibly, androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness is the most common form of baldness in males. This distressing condition can affect men in varying ages, in late teen-age and at age 25 to 50. The development of this type of hair loss can leave visible patches which can affect above both temples on the human scalp and gradually, the hair line recedes progressively, leaving an “M” pattern. Females are also bothered by this hair condition; female pattern baldness is what they call it.
Saw palmetto treatment can be taken orally and topically, which is proven to correlate each other by efficiently diminishing the production of DHT in the scalp and throughout the body to promote healthy hair growth.
Serenoa repens is the medical term for the herb saw palmetto. This herb is popular in Germany, although this grows in warm climates such as South-eastern part of United States. Germans utilize this herb to treat patients with prostatic disease and is usually available as an over-the-counter medication.
More and more researchers are getting amazed by the efficacy of this herb. They have claimed that saw palmetto works as an active antiandrogen which is seemingly similar of how a finasteride drug targets DHT in the body and in the scalp. Saw palmetto alleviates DHT level in our body by preventing 5-alpha reductase thus, reducing the development of DHT, which causes hair loss. Saw palmetto is best used when it is applied externally in an oil based solution by gently massaging it on the scalp, providing the scalp to absorb more nutrients from the solution.
Saw palmetto is capable of maintaining healthy hair follicles, improves hair strength, and gives volume and shine. Having a daily intake of essential vitamins and minerals and a consistent proper diet is imperative in restoring and retaining healthy hair as well.
