Rosaceae · bark
Pygeum
Prunus africana
Bark extracts have older LUTS trials. Not first-line urologic care.
Safety first
Conservation and identity issues. Does not exclude cancer or retention. Wild bark harvest is a sustainability problem.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. African traditional bark later European extract for micturition complaints.
Trial literature. Older human LUTS files exist. Evidence is thinner and older than marketing.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
bark extract
Older trial extracts often about 100 mg/day of specified extract — educational, not a prescription
ESCOP / WHO-monograph-era notes — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Not relevant as a LUTS bark; avoid.
- Nursing. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
- Children. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
Contraindications
- do not delay retention or cancer workup
Key interactions
- none distinctive · note
Urologic red flags dominate.