Research · Systematic review
Pygeum africanum for benign prostatic hyperplasia
What it found
Modestly improved symptoms and flow — men were about twice as likely to report improvement — but trials were small, short, and used non-standardized preparations.
- Design
- Systematic review
- Year
- 2002
- Sample size
- 1,562
- Population
- men with BPH (18 RCTs)
- Intervention
- Pygeum africanum (Prunus africana) bark extract vs placebo
- Outcome
- urologic symptoms, nocturia, peak urine flow, residual volume
- Journal
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.