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What are the physical characteristics of African pygeum?
African pygeum is a type of evergreen tree native to Africa. It has dark green oval-shaped leaves and produces small, red berries. The bark of the pygeum tree is traditionally used for medicinal purposes.
What are the common names of African pygeum?
Pygeum africanum, pygeum, and African plum tree.
What are the active medicinal properties of African pygeum?
The principal biological activity is traced to a "phytosterol" compound known as beta-sitosterol.
What African medicinal cure has received international support?
One traditional African medicinal cure that has developed a wide following outside the continent is pygeum (Prunus africana ), which has been sold in Europe since the 1970s as a treatment for mild-to-moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia.
What parts of the African pygeum tree are used for medicinal purposes?
The tree's bark contains an oil with many active ingredients; waxes, fatty acids, and other less familiar compounds.
What diseases does African pygeum treat?
Benign prostatic hypertrophy, chronic prostatis.
What is the Latin name of African pygeum?
Prunus Africana and is a member of the Rose family (Rosacea).
What type of herbal remedy is pygeum?
Pygeum is a herbal remedy most often used to relieve pain and discomfort associated with an enlarged prostate. It is often used in its natural form by African cultures.
What diseases are currently being studied for treatment by African pygeum?
The few small and relatively short clinical trials of pygeum in the treatment of Hepatitis C and HIV+ infections have been statistically significant; further trials are under way in South Africa.
What are the medicinal actions of coleus?
Antispasmodic, anticoagulant.
What are the medicinal actions of coltsfoot?
Anti-inflammatory.
What are the medicinal actions of senna?
Laxative or purgative.
