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The best prostate supplement

13 December 2001

A number of herbal and vitamin supplements claim to provide relief for an enlarged prostate (also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy, or BPH), a non-cancerous condition that affects over 50 per cent of men at some time during their lifetime.

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland lying just below the base of the bladder and surrounding the urethra. When it becomes enlarged to about the size of a lemon, it blocks the flow of urine and leads to a range of problems including pain, frequent urination, waking up at night and other urinary difficulties.

Saw palmetto
You’re more likely to obtain relief if the supplement you take has the correct amount of the main active ingredient. Perhaps the most well-tested and successful of these is saw palmetto (Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulata) berry extract.

This herbal remedy has been used for many years to treat BPH (Rozhl Chir, 1993; 72: 75-9), and several studies attest to its effective...

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