Now Foods Pygeum & Saw Palmetto
When you buy Now Foods Pygeum & Saw Palmetto, you will receive 120 softgels. One capsule contains a dosage of 160 mg saw palmetto extract, 50 mg Pygeum africanum bark extract and 1500 mg pumpkin seed oil . Now Foods guarantees the highest quality through the production of high quality ingredients and strict controls.
What is Now Foods Pygeum & Saw Palmetto?
The saw palmetto has the botanical name Serenoa repens. It is native to Florida.
Its fruit is classified as a drupe . When ripe, they are dark blue to black in color. The valuable ingredients are fatty oil with free fatty acids, flavonoids, essential oil and phytosterols such as beta-sitosterol. The positive properties of saw palmetto make it an integral and important component of TCM. [1]
Pygeum africanum is also known as Prunus africana, African plum tree or African cherry . As the name suggests, the tree is found in Africa, more precisely in East and South Africa.
The bark of the tree is used, which contains phytosterols, triterpenes, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and lignans [2].
What makes Now Foods Pygeum & Saw Palmetto so special?
Pumpkin seed oil was used as the basis for Now Foods Pygeum & Saw Palmetto because this oil contains essential fatty acids and phytosterols that optimally complement the positive properties of saw palmetto and Pygeum africanum.
You can find many more plant extracts from Now Foods here.
Natural color variations may occur in this product.
INGREDIENTS
Dosage: 2 softgels
Ingredients per dosage:
- Saw palmetto extract 160mg
- of which fatty acids 136mg
- Pygeum extract 50mg
- of which phytosterols 6.5mg
- Pumpkin seed oil 1500mg
Ingredients: Pumpkin seed oil (Cucurbita pepo L.), saw palmetto fruit extract (Serenoa repens (W.Bartram) Small; standardized to 85% fatty acids), African plum bark extract (Pygeum africanum Hook.f.; standardized to at least 13% phytosterols), glazing agent: gelatine (bovine; capsule); humectant: glycerol; thickener: locust bean gum; water
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nuts. Manufactured in a GMP facility that also processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
USE
Now Foods recommends taking two (2) softgels twice daily with meals. Or after consultation with your doctor or healthcare practitioner.
LEGAL NOTICE
Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet. Keep out of the reach of children. Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. If you have a bad reaction to the product, stop taking it immediately. Please consult your doctor if you wish to use dietary supplements and are being treated for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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SOURCES
[1]Saw palmetto - Serenoa repens. pflanzen-deutschland.de. Retrieved on 03.01.2022
[2]African plum tree. arzneipflanzenlexikon.info. Retrieved on 03.01.2022
