ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of the saw palmetto extract combined with tamsulosin for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia .Methods 87 benign prostatic hyperplasia patients were randomly divided into treatment group (45 ca-ses) and control group (42 cases) .The treatment group were treated with saw palmetto extract 160mg twice a day combined with tamsulosin 20mg once a day for 8 weeks .The control group were treated with tamsulosin 20mg once a day for 8 weeks .We com-pared the residual urine volume (RU) ,maximum urinary flow rates (Qmax) ,International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and vol-ume of the prostate (V) before and after the treatment .Results After 8 weeks medication ,there were significant differences of the RU ,Qmax and IPSS between before and after treatment in the control group (P0 .05) .The RU ,Qmax ,IPSS and the volume of the prostate in the treatment group were significantly changed after treatment(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Saw palmetto extract combined with tamsulosin for the treatment of benign prostatic hyper-plasia could effectively improve the patient′s symptoms ,diminish the prostate gland volume and improve the life quality of the pa-tients .