Medical Condition Hypertrophy (benign) Of Prostate

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 600.0 - hypertrophy (benign) of prostate

Active Ingredients used for Hypertrophy Of Prostate:

Pygeum

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
pygeum (prunus africanum, pygeum africanum)	pygeum ( p . africanum bark extract) has been observed to moderately improve urinary symptoms associated with enlargement of the prostate gland or prostate inflammation. numerous human studies report that pygeum significantly reduces urinary hesitancy, urinary frequency, the number of times patients need to wake up at night to urinate, and pain with urination in men who experience mild-to-moderate symptoms. however, pygeum does not appear to reduce the size of the prostate gland or reverse	b

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.