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Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what the evidence supports and Pygeum

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what the evidence supports

3 graded interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia, ranked by strength of evidence.

Grade C3 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026

Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.

Compound or practice

Pygeum

An African-plum bark for prostate symptoms with modest older evidence.

Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026

A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.

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Graded only in Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what the evidence supports

  • Stinging Nettle Unclear effectEvidence grade C
  • Saw Palmetto Unclear effectEvidence grade C
  • Pygeum Unclear effectEvidence grade C

Graded only in Pygeum

  • BPH urinary symptoms Small effectEvidence grade C

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Only in Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what the evidence supports

None.

Only in Pygeum

What each entry says about the other

  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia: what the evidence supports’s entry · Goes with: Grade C

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