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Ingredient · Botanical

Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens)

Also known as Serenoa repens.

Forms graded
3
Dose zones
5
Updated
1 Sept 2026

Every Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens) form, graded

3 forms scored on published absorption evidence. This is the comparison no supplement brand will publish about its own products.

  1. ×1.5Superior absorptionNone graded here
  2. ×1.25Well absorbedSaw Palmetto (CO2 extract / supercritical), Saw Palmetto Extract, Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens)
  3. ×1Reference formNone graded here
  4. ×0.85Poor absorptionNone graded here

Multipliers are applied to each ingredient's dose score when a product is graded. How multipliers are assigned.

How much Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens) should you take?

SuppScore grades doses across evidence zones rather than against a single recommended figure. Scored information, not a recommendation.

  1. Zone 10 to 80 mg per dayLow dose
  2. Zone 280 to 240 mg per dayGeneral maintenance dose
  3. Zone 3240 to 320 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
  4. Zone 5320 to 400 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose
  5. Zone 5400 to 480 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose

Zones describe what the evidence supports at a dose. They are not advice on what to take, and they do not replace a conversation with a doctor or pharmacist.

What is Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens) good for?

Products containing Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens)

Scored products that list it on the label, highest scoring first. Ordering is by SuppScore only. We have no commercial relationship with any brand shown.

References

  1. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  3. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  4. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  5. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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