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Serenoa

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Definition: A plant genus in the family ARECACEAE, order Arecales, subclass Arecidae. The fruit or the extract (Permixon) is used for PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.  coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manua    Other names serrulatas, Serenoa; serrulatas, Sabal; serrulata, Serenoa; serrulata, Sabal; repens, Serenoa; repen, Serenoa; Serenoas; Serenoa serrulatas; Serenoa repen; Sabals; Sabal serrulatas; Serenoa serrulata; Serenoa repens; Sabal serrulata; Sabal
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
1-monomyristin  142-18-7   *Glycerides *Myristic Acids Serenoa. J Nat Prod 1997 Apr;60(4):417-8
Permixon  0   *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia Serenoa.
Pharma Action Androgen Antagonists ; Estrogen Antagonists 		J Steroid Biochem 1984;20(1):515

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