... Serenoa repens Plant part used Fruit (Berry) Active Ingredient Fatty acids and Sterols (Oleic acid, for example) Specification 25 ... and historically for humans. It contains constituents such as fatty acids, steroidal saponins, phytosterols, volatile oil, resin, tannins. ... contain an oil with a variety of fatty acids and phytosterols. These fatty acids include capric, caprylic, caproic, lauric, palmitic ...