SERENOA (sabalserenoa repens bartram.)

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	SERENOA
	*sabalserenoa repens bartram.*

Name
SERENOA

Scientific Name
sabalserenoa repens bartram.

SERENOA

Other Names:

Palmerita, Palmito of Mountain range, Serenoa

The fruits of this small American palm are datilillos that are consumed from long ago in Florida, Georgia, Luisiana and other states of the Southeast of North America. It seems to be that the old indigenous settlers already knew their properties medicinal, and they even used them like afrodisíacos. Recently active principles have been discovered in them very interesting, and at the moment they enter the composition of several prepared phamacists.

Habitat: sandy dunes and coastal regions of the Southeast of the United States, mainly in Florida. Also one is in some regions of Central America.

Description: palm of about 3 meters of height, the family of the Palmáceas, with flowers of color ivory. Their about 2 fruits are drupas of cms. of length, that when they mature acquire brown or blackish color, with the wrinkled skin.

Used parts: the mature fruits.

Properties and indications: the lipídico extract that is obtained from the fruits, after dissolution in greasy means, contains diverse fitosteroles, specially the beta-sitosterol; a triterpénico alcohol (cicloartenol); and alifáticos greasy alcohol of high molecular weight; all of them of antiinflammatory action on the prostate. Its mechanism of action of hormonal type, prevents the proliferation of androgens on the prostate weave.

Prostate: the use of the sabal is very useful in case from hipertrofia or adenoma of prostate. It stops the growth of the gland and remarkably reduces the own urinary annoyances of the prostate syndrome: disuria (difficulty to tinkle), polaquiuria (necessity to often tinkle) and tenesmo vesical (permanent sensation of desire to tinkle). Also it is indicated in case of prostatites, acute as as much chronic.

Diurético: in addition to its antiprostate properties this plant favors of smooth form the diuresis. He is slightly pectoral.

Use: the mature fresh fruits can be consumed of 50 to 100 grams to the day. From cooked fruits they are taken from 50 to 100 grams daily. Also in extracts that comprise of the composition of diverse prepared phamacists.

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