by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Sabal serrulata appears in 4 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Saw Palmetto Sabal is homeopathic to irritability of the genito-urinary organs. General and sexual debility. Promotes nutrition and tissue building. Head, stomach, and ovarian symptoms marked. Of unquestioned value in prostatic enlargement, epididymitis , and urinary difficulties. Acts on membrano-prostatic portion of…”
“Genito-urinary organs: Prostate. Ovaries. Mammæ. Bladder. Urethra. Mucous membranes. Women and old men. Weather: Cold, Damp. Cloudy. Sympathy. Sharp, stinging pains in urethra. Debility. .................... Voices seem distant. Abdominal pains into thighs. Irritable bladder and urethra. Strangury. Enuresis. Limy…”
“Serenoa serrulata. Saw Palmetto. (Sandy soils of sea coast South Carolina to Florida; most luxuriant nearest the sea.) N. O. Palmaceæ. ( 1 ) Tincture of fresh ripe berries and seeds, all crushed-and macerated in 90 per cent. alcohol for fourteen days and decanted (Hale). ( 2 ) Fluid Extract, "probably four times…”
Kent's Repertory lists Sabal serrulata in 5 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.
