Prostate-Friendly Herbs

For prostate benefits, many men combine Saw Palmetto with Pygeum Africanum, an herb containing beta-sitosterol and other plant estrogens. Plant substances from the botanical red clover, called isoflavones, may also aid in maintaining a happy prostate and proper urinary function. Research has found that isolavones, also known as plant hormones, boost prostate health by inhibiting the enzymes that lead a prostate to grow bigger. (Researchers believe that the low incidence of prostate health problems in Asia is due to the fact that Asian men consume many more isoflavone-rich legumes than in US citizens). Soy also represents prostate hope. Recently genistein was found to decrease the growth of both BPH and prostate cancer cells in the laboratory, which the researchers suggested showed that the genistein found in soy has the potential to be used as a treatment for both. (Prostate 34 (2):75-9, 1998).

Lycopene, deep an antioxidant tomatoes, can also help reduce risk of prostate cancer. In an analysis 72 studies, most evidence shown that man use more lycopene suffering less prostate cancer (Cancer Natl Inst 91 (4):317 31,1999). Research show lycopene interest are performed to professionals healthcare in Cancer Prostate Prevention 2000 symposia in Toronto. "Our finding suggest that lycopene can not only help prevent prostate cancer in fact may also be useful in treat prostate cancer," commented Omer Kucuk, MD, a faculty member in deep Cancer Barabara Ann Kamanos Institution Detroit, Michigan.

A recent study evaluated the effects of Nettle in sixty-seven men over 60 years of age suffering from prostatic adenoma. Symptoms of nocturia were alleviated, especially in less severe cases. In German phytomedicine an average daily dose of eight to ten grams of the herb is used for support of rheumatic complaints, and for inflammation of the lower urinary tract and kidneys; also for maintenance of the prostate. (Leung and Foster, 1993)