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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JULIO 2005 N° 6 Volumen 8

Phytotherapeutic treatments for benign hypertrophy of prostate: serenoa repens

Section: Medicinal herbs

How to quote

Serrano Ruiz A. Tratamientos fitoterápicos para la hipertrofia benigna de próstata: serenoa repens. Metas de Enferm jul/agos 2005; 8(6): 56-58

Authors

Alfredo Serrano Ruiz

Position

Enfermero. Farmacología Clínica. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro de Madrid.

Contact address

Servicio de Farmacología Clínica. Hospital Clínica Puerta de Hierro. San Martín de Porres, 4. 28035 Madrid.

Contact email: aserrano.hpth@salud.madrid.org

Abstract



Serenoa repens is one of the most widely used phytotherapeutic home remedies in Europe. In Italy and in Germany is the most prescribed treatment to treat the signs and symptoms derived from benign hypertrophy of the prostate. Metaanalyses and systematic revisions published to date suggest an efficacy similar to that of other treatments available in the market, such as the 5 a reductase (Finasteride): The lack of rigour in the design of the clinical trials makes it impossible to obtain conclusive results with regard to efficacy. This makes it mandatory to do more research before the conventional treatment is replaced by this phytotherapeutic method.

Keywords:

Prostate hypertrophy; phytotherapy; serenoa repens; urology; pharmacology; Medicinal plants

Versión en Español

Título:

Tratamientos fitoterápicos para la hipertrofia benigna de próstata: serenoa repens