title: Role of complimentary therapy for male LUTS.
abstract: Phytotherapy, the use of plant based extracts (derived from fruits, seeds, roots, or bark) as medicines or health-promoting agents are often used as first-line treatments for bothersome male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Their use, either as monotherapy or in conjunction with conventional pharmaceutical treatments is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. There are now over 30 of these phytotherapeutic compounds available, with saw palmetto and pygeum being the most widely used. This paper discusses the mechanism of action, reported efficacies and potential side effects of a number of the most common phytotherapies being used for male LUTS, as well as summarizes outcome data relevant to these agents from the most current peer-reviewed publications.
authors.affiliation: Winthrop Urology, Winthrop University Hospital, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML-6 Garden City, New York, NY, 11530, USA, pcheetham@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Philippa J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cheetham
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D019597:Flax; D006801:Humans; D027802:Hypoxis; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D028222:Picea; D028223:Pinus; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068218:Prunus africana; D012434:Secale; D028024:Serenoa; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D026982:Urtica dioica
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012855:Sitosterols; C025473:gamma-sitosterol; C010070:cernilton; C040972:saw palmetto extract
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