Phytotherapeutic agents (herbs)
The most common over-the-counter agent available for the treatment of BPH is saw palmetto berry extract. This berry comes from the saw palmetto palm plant. Although the clinical usefulness of saw palmetto and many other agents is still unproven, a number of patients believe their symptoms are improved on this agent alone or further improved after they add saw palmetto to an alpha-1 blocker such as Hytrin, Cardura or Flomax. Also, it is not known to what degree the placebo effect plays a role.
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