Pygeum
- Pygeum is a tree. The bark is used as medicine
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Uses
- Treating symptoms of enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH)
- Prostate cancer
- Inflammation
- Kidney disease
- Urinary problems
- Malaria
- Stomach ache
- Fever
- To increase sexual desire.
Benefits
Pygeum contains chemicals that help shrink the prostate to relieve urinary problems such as poor urine flow and nighttime urination in men with enlarged prostates.
Other Names
African Plum Tree, African Prune, African Pygeum, Amande Amère, Ciruelo Africano, Prunier d’Afrique, Prunus africana, Pygeum africanum, Pygeum Africanus.
References
Source: WebMD, “Pygeum”, www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/