Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto has been making news in the PCOS world for quite some time now as a helpful herb for treating thinning hair. I have used it in the past and have found that after several months, it does seem to stop hair loss. It has made even more news as a preventive treatment for prostate health.

Thinning Hair: In all of the sources I consulted, Black Cohosh was given a great deal of support as being an excellent herb for the treatment of delayed or stopped periods. It was also an ingredient in Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Castleman states that it has an estrogenic effect.

Women's Health: According to Ellingwood, in women, ovarian enlargement, with tenderness and dullaching pains, weakened sexual activity, and small undeveloped mammary glands,are much benefited by its continued use.