Stinging Nettle Root

2 studies · 0 supporting · 1 against

How it was tested: Nettle combined with pygeum performed like placebo — and that was the combination, not nettle alone.

Meant to free up hormones from their carrier protein and calm prostate inflammation.

Dose: 360–1200 mg

Tested as: Urtica dioica root extract; aqueous extracts studied at 360 mg/day over 6 months, methanol extracts at 600-1,200 mg/day over 6-9 weeks — no standardized preparation across trials.