Saw Palmetto and Reduced International Prostate Symptom Score

• Improving BPH symptoms and sexual dysfunctions with a saw palmetto preparation? Results from a pilot trial.

  • 2012-04-23
  • Clinical Trial
  • Phytotherapy research : PTR 27(2)
  • • Andreas Suter
    • Reinhard Saller
    • Eugen Riedi
    • Michael Heinrich

  • PubMed: 22522969
  • DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4696

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced International Prostate Symptom Score

  • Moderate evidence
  • Clinical

  the International Prostate Symptom Score was reduced from 14.4 ± 4.7 to 6.9 ± 5.2 (p < 0.0001)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  320 mg/day