GREATER NETTLE

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NETTLE IS A GREAT NUTRITIVE TONIC WHICH HELPS REDUCE JOINT PAIN AND ACTS AS A DIURETIC. NETTLE ROOT IN PARTICULAR PROMOTES PROSTATE HEALTH BY REDUCING DIFFICULTY IN URINATION DUE TO BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH).


SAW PALMETTO

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SAW PALMETTO HAS BEEN USED IN HERBAL MEDICINE TO HELP RELIEVE THE UROLOGIC SYMPTOMS (E.G. WEAK URINE FLOW, INCOMPLETE VOIDING, FREQUENT DAYTIME AND NIGHT TIME URINATION) ASSOCIATED WITH MILD TO MODERATE BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.

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CROOM EM, CHAN M. SAW PALMETTO. DANS: COATES PM, BETZ JM, BLACKMAN MR, CRAGG GM, LEVINE M, MOSS J, WHITE JD, EDITORS. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. SECOND EDITION. NEW YORK (NY): INFORMA HEALTHCARE; 2010. P. 700-710.

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