No other hair loss treatment has received as much press as the various tinctures, creams, shampoos, and supplements that claim saw palmetto extract as their gateway to stem the effect of losing hair. Though nobody would go so far as to tout the substance as a bona fide hair system, those who sing its praises for conditions such as female hair loss, unsuccessful medical hair restoration procedures, and even dog hair loss come precariously close. The wild and wooly world of saw palmetto hair treatments and the ad copy language used promises faster hair growth and non-surgical hair restoration.
At the root of this promise of course does rest the humble saw palmetto, a plant that grows in clusters and has foliage resemble a fan. It was discovered and cultivated by Native Americans who early on came to learn that teas made with saw palmetto extract would ease gastrointestinal pain and also help those suffering from urinary tract infections by offering some much needed relief. Made into a paste, it was used to help inflammation to subside, and in some cases it was rumored that it had the power to draw out fever if applied to the forehead.
As with any alternative treatment method, sooner or later someone decided that the essence of this plant was instrumental in helping her or him with hair, and before long saw palmettos and hair loss treatments were mentioned in the same sentence. Before you go out and invest in palmetto extract hair care products, remember that instead of curing women’s herbal hair loss and natural hair loss it has actually be used by those suffering from an overgrowth of hair, a condition known as hirsutism. Thus, instead of saving your thinning tresses, you may unwittingly contribute to their further demise!
While the use of a saw palmetto hair loss shampoo may not have notable medical adverse reactions, it is vital that you do no ingest palmetto laced supplements as part of your hair loss solution. Some manufacturers use this substance as the basis for their treatment for hair loss and even advertise it as a hair loss vitamin. Even as this claim is vastly overstated and misleading, there is a downside to using this vitamin for hair loss in that an overdose of saw palmetto extract when taken internally may lead to your body’s inability to proper clot blood.
This of course is highly dangerous if you are considering undergoing a surgery or if you become injured while using saw palmetto supplements as pat of your hair restoration treatment. As with any hair loss cure that requires you to ingest any substance at all, run the complete formulation of the supplement by your doctor for her or his approval! There are occasions when it is perhaps not the main ingredient but one of the various supporting substances that may seriously and adversely affect you when you take certain medications or undergo some forms of treatment. Visit your doctor - it might save your life or at least spare you a lot of uncomfortable time spent counteracting the effects of hair treatments.
