(n.) A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States.
Example Sentences:
(1) Phytodrugs, which contain an extract of Sabal serrulatum or Pygeum Africana as active substance are without side effects and are, therefore, being used increasingly.
(2) Is there any influence of the extract from Sabal serrulatum on the BPH tissue in our model?
(3) and -angustifolia DC., Eupatorium cannabium L. and -perfoliatum L., Chamomilla recutita L. Rauscher, Calendula officinalis L., Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. B., Achyrocline satureioides DC., Arnica montana L., Sabal serrulata Roem.
(4) From sabal fruits the beta-sitosterolderivates beta-sitosterolpalmitate, -myristate,-laurate, -6-0-myristyl-beta-D-glucoside, -6-0-lauryl-beta-D-glucoside, -6-0-caprinoyl-beta-D-glucoside, -beta-D- -diglucoside and free beta-sitosterol as well as the flavonoids rutin, rhoifolin, isoquercitrin and kaempferol-3-0-glucoside were isolated.
(5) In a randomised, double-blind study, the preparation Curbicin, obtained from pumpkin seeds and dwarf palm plants (Cucurbita pepo L. and Sabal serrulata), was compared with a placebo in the treatment of symptoms caused by prostatic hyperplasia; 53 patients took part in the study, which was carried out over a 3-month period.
(6) 74 patients with irritable or obstructive bladder symptoms due to benign prostatic hypertrophy were treated with a phytodrug (Sabal serrulatum) or with testosterone throughout a period of three months.
Salal
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Reporter Rory Carroll and photographer Felix Clay met migrant workers who make their living picking salal and mushrooms in Forks, Washington; those workers described being hunted by Border Patrol agents as the town's residents reported a general feeling of unease.
(2) Local schools, trailer parks, salal merchants and stores are suffering.