Pygeum as a natural prostate (BPH) treatment

Pygeum
This evergreen bark from an African tree has been approved for use in Germany as an effective treatment for BPH. 27 Three different constituents found in pygeum have been theorized to be responsible for this therapeutic benefit; pentacyclic triterpenoids, which have a diuretic action, phytosterols, which have anti-inflammatory activity, and ferulic esters, which help rid the prostate of any cholesterol deposits that accompany BPH.
Dose
The dose has been as high as 200 mg of pygeum standardized to 13% total sterols.

27. Andro MC, Riffaud JP. Pygeum africanum extract for the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review of 25 years of published experience. Curr Ther Res 1995;56:796–817.