Pygeum for Urination

A 1990 study found significant improvements in urination with pygeum 50mg twice daily vs placebo over 60 days in people with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A follow up study showed safety of pygeum 100mg daily for up to 12 months. Pygeum may cause gastrointestinal or other side effects.

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Krzeski T, Kazón M, Borkowski A, Witeska A, Kuczera J. Combined extracts of Urtica dioica and Pygeum africanum in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: double-blind comparison of two doses. Clin Ther. 1993 Nov-Dec;15(6):1011-20. PMID: 7509261.

Barlet A, Albrecht J, Aubert A, Fischer M, Grof F, Grothuesmann HG, Masson JC, Mazeman E, Mermon R, Reichelt H, et al. Wirksamkeit eines Extraktes aus Pygeum africanum in der medikamentösen Therapie von Miktionsstörungen infolge einer benignen Prostatahyperplasie: Bewertung objektiver und subjektiver Parameter. Eine placebokontrollierte doppelblinde Multizenterstudie [Efficacy of Pygeum africanum extract in the medical therapy of urination disorders due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: evaluation of objective and subjective parameters. A placebo-controlled double-blind multicenter study]. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1990 Nov 23;102(22):667-73. German. PMID: 1702916.