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Prunus africana

Known as: Prunes, African, African Prunes, African Prune 
A plant species in the family ROSACEAE. The bark extract known as pygeum is an ingredient in FOLK REMEDIES.
National Institutes of Health

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2009
2009
The natural compound atraric acid is an antagonist of the human androgen receptor inhibiting cellular invasiveness and prostate cancer cell growth
Extracts from Pygeum africanum are used in the treatment of prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer (Pca… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The efficacy of drugs for the treatment of LUTS/BPH, a study in 6 European countries.
Review
2007
Review
2007
A critical review of the pharmacology of the plant extract of Pygeum africanum in the treatment of LUTS
Despite an unremitting increase in the number of patients presenting symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), the viable… 
2007
2007
Evaluation of the GenoType MTBC assay for differentiating 120 clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates
The majority of mycobacterial infections are caused by strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). MTBC includes… 
2006
2006
Extracts from Pygeum africanum and other ethnobotanical species with antiandrogenic activity.
Extracts from Pygeum africanum, Serenoa repens and Cucurbita pepo are used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Investigation of the antimutagenic effects of selected South African medicinal plant extracts.
Review
2000
Review
2000
A scientific basis for the therapeutic effects of Pygeum africanum and Serenoa repens
Abstract In Europe, phytotherapeutic preparations have been prescribed for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic… 
1993
1993
Combined extracts of Urtica dioica and Pygeum africanum in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: double-blind comparison of two doses.
The 134 patients (aged 53 to 84 years) with symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia were drawn from two medical centers in… 
1990
1990
[Efficacy of Pygeum africanum extract in the medical therapy of urination disorders due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: evaluation of objective and subjective parameters. A placebo-controlled double…
The efficacy of an extract of Pygeum africanum in the treatment of micturitional disorders due to benign prostatic hyperplasia… 
1960
1960
The chemical composition and structure of the cell wall of Hydrodictyon africanum Yaman.
Braude, E. A., Linstead, R. P. & Wooldridge, K. R. H. (1954). J. chem. Soc. p. 3586. Bray, H. G., Clowes, R. C. & Thorpe, W. V… 
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