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Article: Rye Grass Pollen for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis, and Prostatodynia.
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- Alternative Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Rye Grass Pollen for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis, and Prostatodynia
By Darren M. Lynch, MD
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disorder, with increasing incidence reported with advancing age. Population studies show the frequency of moderate-to-severe BPH symptoms to be 8-31% of men in the fifth decade and up to 44% of men in the seventh decade..sup.1 Treatment options for symptoms include medications, surgery, and botanical treatments, the latter being most common in Europe but enjoying increasing popularity in the United States. Use of plant extracts for the treatment of BPH was described as far back as 15th century BC ...