Han Zhou, Tao Hou, Aijin Shen, Wenyi Yu, Liangliang Zhou, Wenjie Yuan, Wanxian Wang, Yumin Yao, Jixia Wang, Yanfang Liu, Xinmiao Liang
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are inflammations of the prostate gland, which surrounds the urethra in males. Jinqiancao granules are a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat kidney stones and this medicine consists of four herbs: Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr., Pyrrosia calvata (Baker) Ching, Plantago asiatica L. and stigma of Zea mays L. AIM OF THE STUDY: We hypothesized that Jinqiancao granules could be a potential therapy for prostatitis and BPH, and this work aimed to elucidate active compounds in Jinqiancao granules and their target mechanisms for the potential treatment of the two diseases...
March 19, 2024: Journal of Ethnopharmacology