other · for prostate symptoms
Stinging Nettle Root
Meant to free up hormones from their carrier protein and calm prostate inflammation.
Say that in clinical terms
Proposed to inhibit sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) binding and have mild anti-inflammatory/aromatase-inhibiting effects relevant to prostate tissue.
How strong is the research?
No Benefit evidence
Nettle combined with pygeum performed like placebo — and that was the combination, not nettle alone.
Low-quality evidence
2 papers read, 1 against.
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.
Who was studied: Men with urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate.
How much to take
360–1200 mg