saw palmetto

[heartbroken1212]

my question is, what type of saw palmetto is used for encouraging hair growth. theres standardised saw, saw extract, and just saw. can someone tell me if it makes a difference wot saw u buy? any recomended brands?

 

[jasinfla]

My multi-vitamin has saw palmetto in it and I really like it. It's called "Garden of Life" and it works really good for my overall health. I never tried a straight-up saw palmetto though.

 

[Hoppi]

I really dunno if it will do anything drastic. Problem is with SP is I believe beta-sitosterol (the active part) is only really a fairly weak androgen receptor blocker (as I understand). So... it may work but... it will have a weaker and also less targeted affect than finasteride.

Equol always seemed the best internal treatment to me, but no-one can properly make the stuff lol

On another note, I think topical antiandrogens like Eucapil, CB-03-01, ASC-J9, RU58841 and all that are the way to go tbh - no sides, and results!

 

[Esprit]

Do any of these you mention work and to what extent?

Eucapil, CB-03-01, ASC-J9, RU58841

What's the deal with Eucapil?

 

[flamingpie]

i wouldn't recommend saw palmetto at all. It did little for my hair and gave me nasty side effects.

 

[jksl]

i got bad side effects from saw palmetto too. gave me post urinary drip syndrome (went away when i stopped taking it though). it also made me a bit chubbier and my sideburns, body hair and facial hair just stopped growing. it definitely messed with my hormones.

 

[1750]

I really dunno if it will do anything drastic. Problem is with SP is I believe beta-sitosterol (the active part) is only really a fairly weak androgen receptor blocker (as I understand). So... it may work but... it will have a weaker and also less targeted affect than finasteride.

Equol always seemed the best internal treatment to me, but no-one can properly make the stuff lol

On another note, I think topical antiandrogens like Eucapil, CB-03-01, ASC-J9, RU58841 and all that are the way to go tbh - no sides, and results!

been a few reports of sides on RU58841 has there not?
also fewer reports of success on this as well..

not bagging it... just saying to keep an open mind.....