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Saw Palmetto

Alternative Name:
saw palmetto, sabal, scrub palmetto, saw palmetto liposterolic extract
Scientific Name:
Serenoa repens

Saw palmetto is a small palm tree native to the eastern United States. Its fruit was used medicinally by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Scullcap

Alternative Name:
scullcap, skullcap, helmet flower, hoodwort, mad-dog skullcap
Scientific Name:
Scutellaria lateriflora

Skullcap is a plant native to the United States. The active ingredient is found in the aerial parts of the plant (the parts that grow above the ground).

Seal Oil

Alternative Name:
seal oil
Scientific Name:
Seal oil

Seal oil comes from the blubber (fat tissue) of many different species of seal (e.g., bearded seal, gray seal, harbour seal, harp seal). Seal oil contains…

Selenium

Alternative Name:
Selenium
Scientific Name:
selenium

Selenium is an essential trace mineral that is required by certain enzymes in the body that function as antioxidants (i.e., substances that prevent damage done…

Soy

Alternative Name:
soy
Scientific Name:
Glycine max

Soy, a plant in the pea family, has been common in Asian diets for thousands of years. It is found in modern American diets as a food or food additive…

St. John's Wort

Alternative Name:
St. John's wort, hypericum, Klamath weed, goatweed
Scientific Name:
Hypericum perforatum

St. John's wort is a plant with yellow flowers. Its medicinal uses were first recorded in ancient Greece. The name St. John's wort apparently refers to John…

Stinging Nettle

Alternative Name:
stinging nettle, common nettle, urtica
Scientific Name:
Urtica dioica L.(Urticaceae)

Stinging nettle is a perennial plant originally from Europe. It is now found throughout the United States and some parts of Canada. Stinging nettle supplements…