Talk:Serenoa

message: There is way too much information in here on Saw palmetto extract.  This part of the article should be split into that.  Bastiq▼e demandez 00:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split into [[Saw palmetto extract]] 

message: Agreed, for someone purchasing property desiring to create a homestead, saw palmetto management and eradication techniques are desireable information —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.78.84.74 (talk) 21:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   Yes, Split out the extract portion 

message: "Though in vitro studies suggest saw palmetto has properties that might make it useful against prostate cancer cells or to reduce prostatitis, clinical trials are lacking."
This is BOGUS. Saw Palmetto can actually *hide* a tumor by decreasing symptoms. It is a useful/efficacious/proven treatment, but should not be used by people at risk for prostate cancer. This should be removed due to the implications of someone thinking that saw palmetto can cure/treat their prostate cancer. The FDA even wants to yank it from the market because of this... TheAngriestPharmacist 06:53, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cancer? 

message: The berries inhibit cyclooxygenase. This blocks prostaglandin production thereby decreasing the inflammatory cascade/process. I would add this in somewhere, but I can't really find a good spot. Perhaps busting this up with a 'medicinal use' section would be best. Also has spasmolytic properties. TheAngriestPharmacist 09:44, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anti-inflammatory and anti-edema 

message: I've split out the portion relating to the extract into Saw palmetto extract.  It certainly merits its own article and this article should be about the plant and cultivations.  Cary Bass demandez 19:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split 

message: I have removed some text on the medicinal uses of Serenoa, as it is better suited to the Saw palmetto extract page, and looks suspiciously like a copyright violation.--Slashme 06:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Shucks, I'm sorry!  Please give it another shot, and leave a message on my talk page and I'll go through it for formatting. --Slashme 06:00, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Medical text dumped 

message: It is a small palm, normally reaching a height of around 2–4 m (3–6 ft).
Either the US figure is 50% too small or the metric figure is 100% larger than it should be. Anyone know which is right? I don't live where saw palmettos grow, but based on my memory of seeing them in North Carolina, I'm guessing the 6 foot figure is about right for their normal maximum height. 206.208.105.129 (talk) 13:56, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I"m not 100% positive but it should probably read 1-2 m as most of these plants will not develop a trunk like the more upright Sabal palmetto.  The leaves themselves can sometimes reach 1 m, and since that's pretty much all that's above ground most will be under 1 m tall but large specimens may get up to 2 m.  Lime in the Coconut 18:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I've certainly never seen a 4-meter-tall palmetto, or anywhere close.  Sabal palmetto (common name cabbage palm), yes; just plain palmetto (this stuff), no.  I'll use the numbers from another source, which are pretty a bit past the 2-meter mark. --Dan Wylie-Sears 2 (talk) 00:22, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height (US/Metric) 

message: Thanks for the nice wiki entry on Serenoa repens.  The petiole gets a clear description. But it would be helpful if you would describe the unusual stem. 
 Can you add a description of the stem, its unique appearance, why it is prostrate, how the overlapping and adjacent stems creates a unique ground cover, how the stems differs from the traditional view of  "trunk"  and what the appearance of the rest of the plant is below ground? 
All the best,
Terrie  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.196.174.90 (talk) 16:03, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Describing the stems of Serenoa repens 

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message: "Scientific evidence" notwithstanding, if I run out of saw palmetto (which I myself put up in capsules) for a few days, I find that I'm getting up five times a night to the bathroom.  ;Bear (talk) 07:23, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Works for me