Saw Palmetto Extract is an extract of the fruit of Serenoa repens. It is rich in fatty acids and phytosterols. It has been used in traditional, eclectic, and alternative medicine for a variety of indications, most notably benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Saw Palmetto Extract, In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, Saw Palmetto Berry Extract is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Fatty acids are usually not found per se in organisms, but instead as three main classes of esters: triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol esters. In any of these forms, fatty acids are both important dietary sources of fuel for animals and they are important structural components for cells.