Anybody have an idea where to buy Saw Palmetto for enlarged prostate here in Bangkok. I have tried various pharmacies including Boots and Watsons... and GNC do not stock it.

Malaysia and Philippines have it, but I cant find it anywhere here in BKK?

Save your money.

(1) It's been shown in trials to be utterly ineffective.

(2) What you buy may well not contain any of the herb concerned anyway. (See http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2015/02/16/a-really-bad-week-for-the-supplements-industry/ )

Really?....ineffective? I have seen it for sale here...try phukett health on line.....I have sworn myself and my patients to its benefits....along with zinc supplements.....what I would add is how old are you and what are your test results? Dre and blood.......

You can buy it here:

Lab Pharmacy @ Silom complex

(next to Watsons and Boots)

Really?....ineffective?

Yes. Utterly ineffective.

See, for example http://www.healthline.com/health/bph-saw-palmetto#1

"Ripe fruit from the saw palmetto plant has been used to treat a variety of conditions. Early studies showed that saw palmetto might help reduce BPH symptoms. But, when the studies were repeated, the results didn't stand up.

"Early studies started with doses of 320 milligrams of saw palmetto every day. A study conducted in 2011 investigated whether doubling and then tripling that dose increased effectiveness. Even at higher doses, saw palmetto remained ineffective. In fact, the study found no difference over placebo."

There are better references to how it's no better than a sugar pill, but it's late, so I won't post them now.

You can buy it here:

Lab Pharmacy @ Silom complex

(next to Watsons and Boots)

Thanks BB. I need a new supply of this stuff. One tab a day and it stops me waking up to take a leak during the night.

I read somewhere that Lab Pharmacy is also at Level LG, Terminal 21, Sukhumvit Road, So I might try that branch to get my "fix".

Again...Look online info about Butea Superba (red pueraria mirifica)..and let me know if you need more info.

Saw Palmetto works for me as a morning diuretic. According to the US National Institutes of Health, it doesn’t shrink the overall size of the prostate, but it seems to shrink the inner lining that puts pressure on the tubes that carry urine. That provides enough relief for me to justify its cost. I've been importing it so it's good to know it's now available locally.

Took it for 6 months complete waste of money of no use whatsoever

I tried a few of them and they didn't work until I found the Swisse Prostate formula.

This one works and friends that I have used also got good results.

It has the following ingredients.

EACH TABLET CONTAINS:

SELENIUM (from selenomethionine 16.25 mcg) 6.5 mcg

ZINC (from zinc amino acid chelate 30 mg) 6 mg

VITAMIN D3 (as cholecalciferol 1.25 mcg) 50 IU

FOLIC ACID 250 mcg

STANDARDISED EXTRACTS EQUIVALENT TO:

TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum) fresh fruit (equiv. lycopene 600 mcg) 3.5 g

SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa repens) dry fruit (equiv. fatty acids 54.38 mg) 870 mg

SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa repens) dry fruit (equiv. fatty acids 90 mg) 1 g

TURMERIC (Curcuma longa) dry rhizome (equiv. curcumin 3.25 mg) 100 mg

KOREAN GINSENG (Panax ginseng) dry root (equiv. ginsenosides 1.38 mg) 55 mg

EXTRACTS EQUIVALENT TO DRY:

NETTLE (Urtica dioica) root 1 g

PUMPKIN SEED (Cucurbita pepo) seed 500 mg

REISHI MUSHROOM (Ganoderma lucidum) mushroom 55 mg

DYER’S WOAD (Isatis tinctoria) root & rhizome 55 mg

LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root & stolon 55 mg

I tried a few of them and they didn't work until I found the Swisse Prostate formula.

This one works and friends that I have used also got good results.

It has the following ingredients.

EACH TABLET CONTAINS:

SELENIUM (from selenomethionine 16.25 mcg) 6.5 mcg

ZINC (from zinc amino acid chelate 30 mg) 6 mg

VITAMIN D3 (as cholecalciferol 1.25 mcg) 50 IU

FOLIC ACID 250 mcg

STANDARDISED EXTRACTS EQUIVALENT TO:

TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum) fresh fruit (equiv. lycopene 600 mcg) 3.5 g

SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa repens) dry fruit (equiv. fatty acids 54.38 mg) 870 mg

SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa repens) dry fruit (equiv. fatty acids 90 mg) 1 g

TURMERIC (Curcuma longa) dry rhizome (equiv. curcumin 3.25 mg) 100 mg

KOREAN GINSENG (Panax ginseng) dry root (equiv. ginsenosides 1.38 mg) 55 mg

EXTRACTS EQUIVALENT TO DRY:

NETTLE (Urtica dioica) root 1 g

PUMPKIN SEED (Cucurbita pepo) seed 500 mg

REISHI MUSHROOM (Ganoderma lucidum) mushroom 55 mg

DYER’S WOAD (Isatis tinctoria) root & rhizome 55 mg

LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root & stolon 55 mg

Where can it be bought in Thailand?