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No clinically significant interactions between saw palmetto and conventional
medications are known to have been reported in the literature to date, including
the German Commission E monograph (Blumenthal 1998). Because the mechanism of
action for saw palmetto is similar to that for finasteride, it has been
recommended that this herb not be used in combination with finasteride or other
antiandrogenic drugs (Chavez and Chavez 1998). |
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| References |
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Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs Therapeutic
Guide to Herbal Medicines. Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications;
1998:20.
Chavez ML, Chavez PI. Saw palmetto. Hosp Pharm.
1998;33(11):1335-1361. |
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