African prune

Reported Uses

• NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
• BPH [Likely Effective]
• malaria [Insufficient Evidence]
• psychosis [Insufficient Evidence]
• sexual desire [Insufficient Evidence]

Reported Doses

Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies w/ variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely

Effectiveness Ratings

[see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]

BPH

[Likely Effective]

Dose: 75-200 mg/day stdzd lipophilic extract PO divided qd-bid; Info: stdzd extracts contain 13% total sterols or 14% triterpenes w/ 0.5% n-docosanol