Family: Rosaceae
Genus species: Prunus africanum, Pygeum africanum
Type: Evergreen tree
Part Used: Extract from the bark
Location: Africa
Actions: Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antihypercholesterolemic, improves composition of seminal fluid, increases prostatic secretions, n-docosanol reduces prolactin levels thereby decreasing the synthesis of dihydrotestosterone and reducing the uptake of testosterone within the prostate (factors that contribute to BPH), prevents formation of intraprostatic inflammatory prostaglandins, prostate cancer preventative
Indications: Bacterial infection, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), impotence, intraprostatic hypercholesterolemia, male infertility, prostatitis
Preparation & Dosages: Standardized extract: 14% triterpenes and 0.5% n-docosanol, 0.1-0.2 g/day
Chemicals & Nutrients: Pentacyclic triterpenes: ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, crataegolic acid. Sterols: beta-sitosterol, beta-sitosterone. Fatty acids: ferulic acid esters bound to n-tetracosanol and n-docosanol.
Warning: Crude herb is not recommended for use.