Abstract
Chronic prostatitis is a very common condition that is poorly understood and has a
significant impact on quality of life. Given the lack of proven efficacy of conventional
therapies, such as antibiotics, it is not surprising that patients have turned with
increasing frequency to phytotherapy and other alternative treatments. Although alternative
therapies are plentiful, few have been subjected to scientific scrutiny and prospective
controlled clinical trials. This review will cover phytotherapies commonly used in
prostatitis patients and focus in detail on those with published data. These treatments
include zinc, cernilton (bee pollen), quercetin, and saw palmetto. Although many of
these therapies appear promising in small preliminary studies, phytotherapy requires
the same scientific criteria for validation and acceptance as do conventional medical
therapies.
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