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Clinical studies on the palliative treatment of prostatic adenoma with extract of Urtica root
Author(s) -
Belaiche P.,
Lievoux O.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2650050608
Subject(s) - urtica dioica , medicine , nocturia , traditional medicine , phytotherapy , folk medicine , pathology , alternative medicine , urinary system
The effects of fluid of roots of Urtica dioica and Urtica urens on 67 men of over 60 years of age, suffering from prostatic adenoma, were studied. Functional symptoms such as nocturia were alleviated, particularly in less severe cases, and no untoward effects were observed.