Is Saw Palmetto Safe & Worth it?

[montreal6130]

Hi,

I saw a very well known hair surgeon (i'd consider one of the top) and he recommended that I get on Saw Palmetto (I am not interested in propecia). My questions for people out here.

(1) Is it a safe herbal supplement? Can side effects match propecia (i.e. just as potentially dangerous)?

(2) Will it actually do anything? Can anyone definitively say that they started taking it and that it actually helped improve the health of their hair and may have slowed hair loss?

Thanks.