Merchient’s ingredient library
The library gives no supported wording for saw palmetto, because no listed source supports one at a dose. Avoid wording that names or implies a disease, a drug or a treatment, such as “Improves urine flow in men over 50”.
Also called: Serenoa repens, Sabal
Reviewed
Not legal advice. This guide shows the wording that published evidence supports at a daily dose; it is not a ruling on any claim. Your own product, its form and dose, and your own evidence still need to match the wording you use.
Supported wordings
Claims Facts
No supported wording yet.
Health Canada’s monograph lists only condition uses (urinary tract infection symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia), which are disease wording in a US review. No other listed source gives a use or dose. The library therefore supports no US wording for saw palmetto.
Wordings to avoid
Claims Facts
| Wording to avoid | Reason |
|---|---|
| “Improves urine flow in men over 50”FDA’s 2000 rule (page 1015) gives this exact phrase as an example of a disease claim. | Disease |
| “Treats an enlarged prostate (BPH) or reduces night-time urination”Names a disease and its symptoms. | Disease |
| “Relieves urinary tract infection symptoms”Names an infection. | Disease |
Disease: names or implies a disease. Drug: names a drug or presents the product as one. Treatment: promises to treat, cure or prevent a condition.
Sources
This guide cites no source yet; “What you can say” above explains why.
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