TY - JOUR A1 - Reddy, Varshini A1 - Bubna, Aditya A1 - Veeraraghavan, Mahalakshmi A1 - Rangarajan, Sudha T1 - Saw palmetto extract: A dermatologist's perspective Y1 - 2017/1/1 JF - Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology JO - Indian J Drugs Dermatol SP - 11 EP - 13 VL - 3 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijdd.in/article.asp?issn=2455-3972;year=2017;volume=3;issue=1;spage=11;epage=13;aulast=Reddy DO - 10.4103/ijdd.ijdd_45_16 N2 - Saw palmetto extract is believed to have antiandrogenic properties and has been used widely for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. It is claimed to have much less side effects as compared to finasteride. Along with its use for androgenic alopecia, it has also been tried for other conditions associated with increased androgen levels in dermatology. This article will review a dermatologist's perspective of this traditional herb. ER -