Open AccessSuppression of benign prostate hyperplasia by Kaempferia parviflora rhizome
Author(s) -
Kazuya Murata,
Hirotaka Hayashi,
Shinichi Matsumura,
Hideaki Matsuda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.118827
Subject(s) - rhizome , zingiber officinale , traditional medicine , zingiberaceae , curcuma , prostate , hyperplasia , phytotherapy , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine , pathology , alternative medicine , cancer
Kaempferia parviflora rhizome is used as a folk medicine in Thailand for the treatment of various symptoms. In the present study, the inhibitory activities of extract from K. parviflora rhizome against 5α-reductase (5αR) were subjected. Furthermore, the effects of the extract from K. parviflorar hizome in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) were studied using the model mice.