Skip to content
Rooted

Genitourinary

Mild BPH symptoms

3 plants

Ask Assistant about this

Saw palmetto meta-analyses are conflicting; some older positives, later negatives. It is not finasteride. Pygeum/nettle root are traditional European LUTS plants. Retention is a catheter, not a berry.

Primary plants

  1. Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
    1
    Saw palmettoHuman data

    Serenoa repens

    Lipid extract of the berry. LUTS evidence conflicting. Bleeding theoretical.

    Typical. Lipidosterolic extract often 320 mg/day.

    Safety. Does not shrink cancer. Bleeding/hormone theoretical. Delayed diagnosis if used instead of workup.

  2. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
    2
    Stinging nettleStrong traditional

    Urtica dioica

    Root (not leaf) is the European BPH traditional. Different part than hay-fever leaf.

    Typical. Root extract as labeled.

    Safety. Part identity: root vs leaf.

Supportive plants1
  • Pygeum (Prunus africana)
    PygeumHuman data
    Prunus africana

    African prune bark; older LUTS trials, modest.

    Typical. Bark extract ~100 mg/day as in older studies.

    Safety. GI. Sustainability/quality.

When this is not enough

  • Retention, infection, hematuria, prostate nodularity/PSA strategy per your protocol, neurogenic bladder

Rooted is a private clinical reference for licensed practitioners. It is educational, not a treatment protocol, and not a substitute for the chart, the exam, or pharmacy review. Plant medicines interact with drugs and can harm liver, kidney, heart, pregnancy, and children.

All genitourinary diagnoses