Pygeum africanum

Tags

BPH - reduced urinary frequency and pain during urination - PROSTATE - prostatitis

Pygeum

Pygeum is a large, evergreen tree with coarse dark brown bark. It can be 30 m high and 20 m wide. The bark of the pygeum tree. Many pygeum localities have been destroyed by snail harvest, and overpricing has led to the tree being protected. It is therefore planted with pygeum trees to meet the high demand for bark on the world market.

Pygeum Africanum

Pygeum africanum bark extract has been used for thousands of years to treat symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy, or BPH. BPH is a condition where the prostate gland is enlarged and sufferers experience symptoms of frequent and painful urination. Medline Plus recommends consulting a health care provider before treating yourself with pygeum or any other herbal remedy. Today, pygeum is commonly used in Europe to reduce symptoms of BPH with few unwanted side effects. Pygeum africanum bark extract contains several naturally-occurring chemicals that contribute to its therapeutic action. These plant chemicals are a class of triterpenes that include oleanolic, ursolic, ferulic and crataegolic acids, reports The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Other substances found in pygeum extract are phytosterols and tannins.

Contains:

phytosterols
Penta Cyclic terpenes
Ferulinsyreestere
tannin

Beneficial for:

Prostate
BPH -
reduced urinary frequency and pain during urination - prostatitis

May be used for:

Benign enlargement of
prostate gland.
prostatitis
Chronic prostate inflammation
erectile dysfunction
Male sterility
prostate cancer