PubMed ID:
21954478
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford St, Ninth Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mbarry@partners.org
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1364
Authors:
Andriole GL,
Andriole GL,
Avins AL,
Avins AL,
Barry MJ,
Barry MJ,
Beaver A,
Betz JM,
Betz JM,
Brannigan R,
Buckley N,
Cantor A,
Cantor A,
Carter S,
Clark-Pereira J,
Colberg JW,
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) Study Group,
Crawford ED,
Crawford ED,
DeVore P,
Downey J,
Eno M,
Fong HH,
Foster HE Jr,
Foster HE Jr,
Gardner V,
Gerber GS,
Goldberg H,
Gray M,
Hamilton L,
Helfand B,
Hoffman FA,
Hornberger B,
Huynh C,
Jones C,
Kaplan SA,
Kaplan SA,
Koch G,
Kreder KJ,
Kreder KJ,
Kusek JW,
Kusek JW,
Lee JY,
Lee JY,
Litwin M,
Lux WE,
Markowitz-Chrystal G,
Maroni PD,
McCullough A,
McCullough A,
McVary KT,
McVary KT,
Meleth S,
Meleth S,
Meyerholz D,
Meyers CM,
Meyers CM,
Morales A,
Naslund MJ,
Naslund MJ,
Nickel JC,
Nickel JC,
Nyberg LM,
O'Leary MP,
Reda D,
Rodriquez M,
Roehrborn CG,
Roehrborn CG,
Schoenecker N,
Sharp V,
Siemens DR,
Stavris K,
Te AE,
Velez M,
Whitmore K,
Williams JE Jr,
Williams OD,
Williams OD,
Wilson SS,
Wilt TJ
Studies:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms
Saw palmetto fruit extracts are widely used for treating lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); however, recent clinical trials have questioned their efficacy, at least at standard doses (320 mg/d).