Experiment 356046

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismSerenoa repens (ARECACEAE)
CitationDESCOTES,JL: RAMBEAUD,JJ: DESCHASEAUX,P: FAURE,G:. (1995). PLACEBO-CONTROLLED EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF PERMIXON IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AFTER EXCLUSION OF PLACEBO RESPONDERS.. 9(5)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED MULTICENTER STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF HYPERICUM EXTRACT IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC BPH WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY UNRESPONSIVE TO PLACEBO. 176 PATIENTS RECEIVED 160 MG OF EXTRACT TWICE DAILY, FOR 30 DAYS. THE EXTRACT WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN PLACEBO FOR IMPROVING THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: DYSURIA, DAYTIME URINARY FREQUENCY, NOCTURINAL URINARY FREQUENCY AND MEAN PEAK URINARY FLOW. MINOR SIDE EFFECTS REPORTED FATIGUE, DEPRESSION AND STOMACH UPSET IN ONE PATIENT. NO SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.
Dose amount320.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHEXANE EXT
GenderMALE