Compound or practice · Supplement
Pygeum
An African-plum bark for prostate symptoms with modest older evidence.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
2 at grade C — 2 graded rows
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- BPH urinary symptomsEvidence grade C
Older data
Smallmixed
Conditions
How the entry reads its effect on diagnosed conditions: the direction first, then the grade. Never a substitute for the person who treats you.
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia May improveEvidence grade CModestGrade C
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: BPH urinary symptoms (grade C).
Interactions
Documented pairings with supplements and medicines. A medicine on this list is a conversation for whoever prescribes it.
Saw PalmettoWorks together
Common combined prostate formula.
The evidence in words
What it is
Pygeum (Prunus africana) bark extract is used for BPH, often alongside saw palmetto or nettle.
How it works
Anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects on prostate tissue.
What the evidence shows
Older reviews suggest modest improvement in urinary symptoms and flow; modern high-quality data are limited. Reasonable in combination formulas.
How to use it
100–200 mg standardized extract daily.
Safety & interactions
Generally safe; mild GI effects. Saw Palmetto — Common combined prostate formula.
Bottom line
A modest, older-evidence prostate option, usually combined. Low-risk trial.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 100–200 mg standardized daily.
Goes with
- Saw PalmettoCommon combined prostate formula.Evidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Stinging NettleModest data for BPH urinary symptoms and allergic rhinitis; a benign multipurpose folk remedy.Evidence grade C
- Pygeum for Benign prostatic hyperplasiaEvidence grade C — ModestEvidence grade C
- Pygeum for BPH urinary symptomsEvidence grade C — Older dataEvidence grade C
- Pygeum: dosage and how to take it100–200 mg standardized daily.Evidence grade C
Sources
This entry lists no references of its own.
Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.