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1. Tilgner S. Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth. Wise Acres Press, Inc. Creswell, OR, 1999:105.
 

2. Botanical Medicine Class Notes. Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA. 2002.
 

3. PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd ed. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, New Jersey 2000:665
 

4. Pizzorno JE, Murray MT (eds.) Textbook of Natural Medicine, 2nd ed. Vol I. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1999:943-4
 

5. Mills S and Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK 2000:523-533.
 

6. Lininger et al. Healthnotes: Clinical Essentials, Herb Monographs. Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA, 2001
 

7. Marks LS et al. Tissue effects of saw palmetto and finasteride: use of biopsy cores for in situ quantification of prostatic androgens. Urology. 2001;57(5):999-1005.
 

8. Marks LS et al. Effects of a saw palmetto herbal blend in men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. 2000;163(5):1451-6.
 

9. Vela-Navarrete R et al. Serenoa repens treatment modifies bax/bcl-2 index expression and caspase-3 activity in prostatic tissue from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. 2005;173(2):507-10.
 

10. Veltri RW et al. Saw palmetto alters nuclear measurements reflecting DNA content in men with symptomatic BPH: evidence for a possible molecular mechanism. Urology. 2002;60(4):617-22.
 

11. Buck AC. Is there a scientific basis for the therapeutic effects of serenoa repens in benign prostatic hyperplasia? Mechanisms of action. J Urol. 2004;172(5 Pt 1):1792-9.
 

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13. Grieve M. A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation, and Folklore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi Shrubs &Trees with Their Modern Scientific Uses, Vol. II.  Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1971:720
 

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15. Kaplan SA, Volpe MA, Te AE. A prospective, 1-year trial using saw palmetto versus finasteride in the treatment of category III prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Urol. 2004;171(1):284-8.
 

16. Pytel YA et al. Long-term clinical and biologic effects of the lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. Adv Ther. 2002;19(6):297-306.
 

17. Preuss HG et al. Randomized trial of a combination of natural products (cernitin, saw palmetto, B-sitosterol, vitamin E) on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Int Urol Nephrol. 2001;33(2):217-25.
 

18. Gerber GS et al. Urology. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of saw palmetto in men with lower urinary tract symptoms. 2001;58(6):960-4; discussion 964-5.
 

19. Gerber GS, Fitzpatrick JM. The role of a lipido-sterolic extract of Serenoa repens in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. BJU Int. 2004;94(3):338-44.
 

20. Boyle P et al. Updated meta-analysis of clinical trials of Serenoa repens extract in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. BJU Int. 2004;93(6):751-6.
 

21. Gordon AE, Shaughnessy AF. Saw palmetto for prostate disorders. Am Fam Physician. 2003;67(6):1281-3.
 

22. Wilt T, Ishani A, Mac Donald R. Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(3):CD001423.
 

23. Pecoraro S et al. [Efficacy of pretreatment with Serenoa repens on bleeding associated with transurethral resection of prostate]. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2004;56(1):73-8.
 

24. Prager N et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of botanically derived inhibitors of 5-alpha-reductase in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. J Altern Complement Med. 2002;8(2):143-52.
 

25. Giannakopoulos X et al. The lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a comparison of two dosage regimens. Adv Ther. 2002;19(6):285-96.
 

26. Habib FK, Wyllie MG. Not all brands are created equal: a comparison of selected components of different brands of Serenoa repens extract.
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27. Ondrizek RR et al. Inhibition of human sperm motility by specific herbs used in alternative medicine. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1999;16(2):87-91.
 

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