Its ripe fruit is used to make medicine. Saw palmetto is most commonly used for decreasing symptoms of an enlarged prostate called benign prostatic hypertrophy (bph).

Saw palmetto is an alternative remedy used to treat hair loss. Itâ??s a plant with small berries that has been used by native americans as medicine and food for hundreds of years. Thereâ??s evidence that this herbal remedy may treat an enlarged prostate. It also has been used to treat:

Hair loss
Bladder infections
Prostate cancer
Decreased sex drive