Herbal Treatment For Enlarged Prostate
The baby boomers are just now discovering something that their grand-grandfathers likely knew - herbal therapy can be effective in relieving symptoms of BPH (benign prostate hypertrophy).
Saw palmetto was on the National Formulary and the U.
S.
Pharmacopoeia for decades.
In the 19th century every pharmacy in the country had a supply of saw palmetto berries so they could make extracts.
Then, the FDA and modern medicine got in the act and decided that herbs were ancient history.
You don't have to look very hard to find supporting evidence on saw palmetto and its use for symptoms of enlarged prostate.
In study after study, researchers reported improvement in almost any measure they could dream up for tracking prostate problems:
In 45 days, 83% said they felt the drug was effective.
After 90 days, 88% said it worked.
And the test confirmed what the men already knew.
Men could pee almost 50% better, as measured by maximum and average urinary flow rates.
Our readers agree, as evidence by this letter.
Saw palmetto has a couple of different actions.
First, it interferes with the action of 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme that's crucial to the process of converting testosterone to DHT.
At the same time, saw palmetto seems to reduce the uptake of both testosterone and DHT by tissue.
Saw palmetto also appears to have an anti-inflammatory effect.
From what we know today it's hard to imagine what more one could ask of a substance being used to treat BHP.
Saw palmetto was on the National Formulary and the U.
S.
Pharmacopoeia for decades.
In the 19th century every pharmacy in the country had a supply of saw palmetto berries so they could make extracts.
Then, the FDA and modern medicine got in the act and decided that herbs were ancient history.
You don't have to look very hard to find supporting evidence on saw palmetto and its use for symptoms of enlarged prostate.
In study after study, researchers reported improvement in almost any measure they could dream up for tracking prostate problems:
- Volume voided increased
- maximum flow increased, painful urination decreased
- having to get up at night decreased
- frequent of urination decreased
- Residual urine (urine left in bladder after urination) decreased
- Prostate volume decreased
In 45 days, 83% said they felt the drug was effective.
After 90 days, 88% said it worked.
And the test confirmed what the men already knew.
Men could pee almost 50% better, as measured by maximum and average urinary flow rates.
Our readers agree, as evidence by this letter.
Saw palmetto has a couple of different actions.
First, it interferes with the action of 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme that's crucial to the process of converting testosterone to DHT.
At the same time, saw palmetto seems to reduce the uptake of both testosterone and DHT by tissue.
Saw palmetto also appears to have an anti-inflammatory effect.
From what we know today it's hard to imagine what more one could ask of a substance being used to treat BHP.