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Pygeum is an extract from the bark of the African plum tree, thought to calm inflammation in the prostate and urinary tract. People mostly look at it for urinary symptoms linked to an enlarged prostate, and the evidence is moderate: research found those symptoms eased. Still, the findings rest on one small study of 430 people, so it is hard to say how well the results hold up more broadly.
Sources: PMID 11869585
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- How we grade
- 1 study cited
- Best evidence
- Grade B
- Conditions studied
- 1
- Outcomes
- 1
- Graded outcomes
- 0100
Evidence by condition
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms Small Improvement | Improves (the measure goes down) | Small effect | 1 study | 430 people | ||
Studies that measured benign prostatic hyperplasia symptoms | ||||||
Key findings
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia SymptomsImproves (the measure goes down)
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Studies cited
1 study from PubMed