Experiment 352114

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismSerenoa repens (ARECACEAE)
CitationCHAMPAULT,G: BONNARD,AM: CAUQUIL,J: PATEL,JC:. (1984). MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PROSTATIC ADENOMA.. 18(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL OF 110 PTS WITH PROSTATIC ADENOMA WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THE EFFECTIVEENESS OF SAW PALMETTO EXTRACT PA109 IN SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT WAS ASSESSED AFTER ONE MONTH. OJECTIVE CRITERIA INCLUDING NOCTURNAL POLLAKIURIA, URINARY OUTPUT, POSTMICTIONAL RESIDUE AND STRUCTIVE. CRITERIA (SYSURIA, PATIENT OPINION) WERE INCLUDED IN THE ASSESSMENT. PA 109 WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN PLACEBO. SIMILAR EFFICACY WAS FOUND IN A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF 47 PATIENTS AFTER 1-2 YEARS.
Dose amount160.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHEXANE EXT
GenderMALE