Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small

The saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is a low-growing dwarf palm with fan-shaped, sharply serrated leaves. The ripe, dried fruits are used. The traditional use of saw palmetto dates back a long time and was particularly well known in Central and South America as well as in the southern states of the U.S. There, the oil-rich fruits were valued, among other things, as a tonic and restorative.

Profile

  • Botanical name: Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small
  • German name: Saw Palmetto
  • Other names: Sabal
  • Occurrence: Coastal regions of the southern United States through Central America
  • Growth habit: dwarf palm with a low trunk
  • Rootstock: crawling
  • Leaf stalks: about 1 to 1.5 meters long
  • Pages: fan-shaped, sharply serrated, divided into 18 to 24 segments
  • Part of the plant used: ripe, dried fruit
  • Special feature: The name refers to its sharply serrated leaves.

The saw palmetto is a low-growing dwarf palm. It grows from a creeping rhizome and produces long leaf stalks that reach about 1 to 1.5 meters in length. The edges of the leaf stalks are serrated.

The fan-shaped leaves are sharply serrated and divided into 18 to 24 segments. Short, densely hairy, panicle-like inflorescences grow from the leaf axils.

The flowers develop into olive-sized, single-seeded berries. These are dark purple to black in color. Their taste is sweet at first and then becomes sharp and burning.

Use at A.Vogel

Pharmaceuticals

A.Vogel Sore Throat Lozenges

For the short-term treatment of acute inflammation of the mouth and throat.

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