Standard Herbal Extract

Schisandra Berry Extract Safety Tips

Handling of Schisandra Berry Extract should only be performed by personnel trained and familiar with handling potent active pharmaceutical ingredients. Moderate to severe irritant to the skin and eyes.

References

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  Andriole GL, McCullum-Hill C, Sandhu GS, Crawford ED, Barry MJ, Cantor A; CAMUS Study Group.J Urol. 2012 Dec 14. doi:pii: S0022-5347(12)04849-5.  10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.037. [Epub ahead of print]
• 2. Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
  Tacklind J, Macdonald R, Rutks I, Stanke JU, Wilt TJ.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Dec 12;12:CD001423. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001423.pub3.
• 3. Observational database serenoa repens (DOSSER): overview, analysis, and results. A multicentric SIUrO (Italian Society of Oncological Urology) project.
  Bertaccini A, Giampaoli M, Cividini R, Gattoni GL, Sanseverino R, Realfonso T, Napodano G, Fandella A, Guidoni E, Prezioso D, Galasso R, Cicalese C, Scattoni V, Armenio A, Conti G, Corinti M, Spasciani R, Liguori G, Lampropoulou N, Martorana G.Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2012 Sep;84(3):117-22.
• 4. Saw palmetto ethanol extract inhibits adipocyte differentiation.
  Villaverde N, Galvis A, Marcano A, Priestap HA, Bennett BC, Barbieri MA.J Nat Med. 2012 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]
• 5. Safety and Toxicity of Saw palmetto in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) Trial.
  Avins AL, Lee JY, Meyers CM, Barry MJ; Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urologic Symptoms (CAMUS) Study Group.J Urol. 2012 Oct 9. doi:pii: S0022-5347(12)05181-6.  10.1016/j.juro.2012.10.002. [Epub ahead of print]
• 6. Improving BPH symptoms and sexual dysfunctions with a saw palmetto preparation? Results from a pilot trial.
  Suter A, Saller R, Riedi E, Heinrich M.Phytother Res. 2012 Apr 23. doi: 10.1002/ptr.4696. [Epub ahead of print]
• 7. Anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) on experimentally-induced atypical prostatic hyperplasia in rats.
  Elberry AA, Mufti ST, Al-Maghrabi JA, Abdel-Sattar EA, Ashour OM, Ghareib SA, Mosli HA.J Inflamm (Lond). 2011 Dec 23;8(1):40. doi: 10.1186/1476-9255-8-40.
• 8. Homologous recombination induced by doxazosin mesylate and saw palmetto in the Drosophila wing-spot test.
  Gabriel KC, Dihl RR, Lehmann M, Reguly ML, Richter MF, Andrade HH.J Appl Toxicol. 2011 Oct 20. doi: 10.1002/jat.1740. [Epub ahead of print]
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  Geavlete P, Multescu R, Geavlete B.Ther Adv Urol. 2011 Aug;3(4):193-8. doi: 10.1177/1756287211418725.
• 10. Effect of increasing doses of saw palmetto extract on lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized trial.
  Barry MJ, Meleth S, Lee JY, Kreder KJ, Avins AL, Nickel JC, Roehrborn CG, Crawford ED, Foster HE Jr, Kaplan SA, McCullough A, Andriole GL, Naslund MJ, Williams OD, Kusek JW, Meyers CM, Betz JM, Cantor A, McVary KT; Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) Study Group.JAMA. 2011 Sep 28;306(12):1344-51. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1364.
• 11. Performance of the American Urological Association Symptom Index with and without an additional urge incontinence item.
  Barry MJ, Avins AL, Meleth S; Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms Study Group.Urology. 2011 Sep;78(3):550-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.04.017. Epub 2011 Jul 8.
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  Tacklind J, MacDonald R, Rutks I, Wilt TJ.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD001423. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001423.pub2. Review.
• 13. Characterizing components of the Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (SPBE) on prostate cancer cell growth and traction.
  Scholtysek C, Krukiewicz AA, Alonso JL, Sharma KP, Sharma PC, Goldmann WH.Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Feb 13;379(3):795-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.114. Epub 2008 Dec 6.
• 14. An open label, dose response study to determine the effect of a dietary supplement on dihydrotestosterone, testosterone and estradiol levels in healthy males.
  Angwafor F 3rd, Anderson ML.J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2008 Aug 12;5:12. doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-5-12.
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• 16. A detailed safety assessment of a saw palmetto extract.
  Avins AL, Bent S, Staccone S, Badua E, Padula A, Goldberg H, Neuhaus J, Hudes E, Shinohara K, Kane C.Complement Ther Med. 2008 Jun;16(3):147-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.10.005. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
• 17. Effects of D-004, a lipid extract from the royal palm (Roystonea regia) fruits, tamsulosin and their combined use on urodynamic changes induced with phenylephrine in rats.
  Arruzazabala Mde L, Molina V, Más R, Carbajal D.Arzneimittelforschung. 2008;58(2):81-5.
• 18. Efficacy and safety of a combination of Sabal and Urtica extract in lower urinary tract symptoms–long-term follow-up of a placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial.
  Lopatkin N, Sivkov A, Schläfke S, Funk P, Medvedev A, Engelmann U.Int Urol Nephrol. 2007;39(4):1137-46. Epub 2007 Feb 15.
• 19. Clinical and instrumental study of the efficacy of a new sebum control cream.
  Dobrev H.J Cosmet Dermatol. 2007 Jun;6(2):113-8.
• 20. Evaluation of cell death caused by an ethanolic extract of Serenoae repentis fructus (Prostasan) on human carcinoma cell lines.
  Hostanska K, Suter A, Melzer J, Saller R.Anticancer Res. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):873-81.

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