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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

pumpkin seed and Reduced International Prostate Symptom Score

Doses used in studies

g/day: 10 (median 10, IQR 10–10) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 12.2 months · IQR 12.2 months–12.2 months · Range 12.2 months–12.2 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

Safety in these studies

Overall tolerabilityReported
The study products were well tolerated.
from: Effects of pumpkin seed in men with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic h

1 of 1 paper

Effects of pumpkin seed in men with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia in the one-year, randomized, placebo-controlled GRANU study.
- 2014-09-05
- RCT · n = 431
- Urologia internationalis 94(3)
- - Winfried Vahlensieck
  - Christoph Theurer
  - Edith Pfitzer
  - Brigitte Patz
  - Norbert Banik
  - Udo Engelmann
- PubMed: 25196580
- DOI: 10.1159/000362903
3 Insights on
- Reduced International Prostate Symptom Score
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
the response rate (intention-to-treat/last-observation-carried-forward approach) did not differ between pumpkin seed extract and placebo.
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
500 mg b.i.d.