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Serenoa palm, or Serenoa (lat.serenoa) - a genus of evergreen plants of the Arecaceae family (lat. Arecaceae), or Palm (lat. Palmaceae). Today the genus has only one species. A short palm tree is often called in America by the word
"Palmetto" (Dwarf palm) … The palm rarely has a straight stem or trunk. Most often, the palm tree forms dense thickets of petioles, armed with thin and sharp thorns, the top of which is decorated with a complex fan-shaped leaf. The leaves are used to make textile fibers, and the drupe is edible. In addition, an extract is produced from the fruit, which is used to obtain medicines that can help with diseases of the prostate gland.
What's in your name
The Latin name of the genus "Serenoa" keeps the memory of the American botanist named Sereno Watson, or Watson (Sereno Watson, 1826 - 1892), who left his descendants several works on botany and described at least fifty new plant species.
In addition to the widely used name "Palmetto", the plant has several names assigned to the palm by the natives of America, who used the leaves of the palm for the production of wood fibers, and also covered the roofs of their homes with them. In addition, the Bahamians and Seminola Indians used the fruit to treat an obscure form of fish poisoning.
Description
Serenoa repens, the only species of the Serenoa genus, is a low-growing palm tree that grows to a maximum height of two to three meters. True, in especially favorable conditions, the palm manages to reach the mark of six meters. It is endemic to the southeastern subtropics of the United States of America, found on the shores of the South Atlantic, coastal gulf plains on sandy hills, forming dense thickets or landscape formations, called in the United States of America the word "Hammock", which translates into Russian as "Hammock".
Erect stems or trunks in this type of palm are rarely formed, but in some populations they are still found. This hardy Palm grows very slowly but has a long life. In Florida, there are plants that are measured in the age of 500-700 years.
The bare surface of the petiole is armed with thin sharp teeth or thorns, for which the palm is called "Saw Palmetto" (Palm saw). The thorns can easily injure the skin of a person, and therefore, when working with a palm tree, people wear protective clothing.
The petiole ends with a rounded fan, consisting of about twenty leaves, the length of which varies from half a meter to one meter, while the entire complex leaf as a whole is measured by one or two meters. The color of the palm leaves on the coast is silvery white, while those located in the interior of the mainland acquire a light green hue.
Paniculate dense inflorescences up to sixty centimeters long are formed by small yellowish-white flowers about five millimeters across. The flowers exude a pleasant aroma.
The fruit of the Creeping Sereno Palm is a reddish-black, relatively large (up to three centimeters long) oval-shaped drupe, which is an important food source for wildlife. The local population also uses the fruits for food. It is believed that the fruit of the palm has a tonic effect.
Serenoa Fruit Healing
It is argued that the extract of the fruits of "Saw Palmetto" prevents prostate cancer in men, and is also able to treat this disease.
Studies by American scientists who conducted a meta-analysis of Palmetta berry extract showed that even a double or triple dose of the drug did not improve the process of urination and other functions of the diseased organ.
Earlier clinical trials have shown that Saw Palmetto extract is safe and effective for mild to moderate BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia, so-called prostate adenoma) compared to placebo (non-drug substance that produces positive effect due to self-hypnosis of the patient), finasteride and tamsulosin. But two subsequent large studies by medical scientists showed that the extract was no different in its effect on the disease than a placebo.
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Serenoa (lat.serenoa repens) Is a monotypic plant from the Palm family. History The Saw Palmetto plant got its interesting name in honor of Sereno Watson, an American botanist. It was he who first described this interesting palm. Description Serenoa is a miniature slowly growing palm, the height of which, as a rule, does not exceed two to four meters, although some specimens can sometimes reach six meters.
