Kyei Mathew Y, Klufio George O, Ayamba Ali, Mohammed Sherif
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box 4236, Accra, Ghana.
The University of Health and Allied Health Sciences, PMB 31, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2017 Sep;51(3):128-137. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v51i3.6.
This study was aimed at identifying Ghanaian traditional medicines used for the management of prostate diseases and their constituents. Reviews of studies conducted on them are also presented.
This was a prospective study. Traditional Medicine samples from consecutive patients with either lower urinary symptoms (LUTS) presenting at the Urology Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra from January 2015 to June 2016 and had a prior treatment with traditional medicines, had the samples retrieved. Additionally, all the 58 licensed pharmaceutical shops in Okaishie, a whole sale and retail depot for medicines in the main business district of Accra, were visited and traditional medicines for the management of prostate diseases acquired. The products constituent as labeled were documented and entered once on a proforma. This study was part of a study on the management of benign prostate hyperplasia at the KBTH approved by the Medical Directorate.The findings were analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics and presented as a table.
Eleven products were identified with the main indigenous medicinal plant identified being the root extract of . This was the constituent in four products (Uro 500, UR-Quick mixture, Prostacure® and prostat®60). Although studies on the basic pharmacology and animal studies have confirmed its effect on the prostate, only one clinical study was identified.
was the indigenous traditional medicine identified for relieving LUTS due to prostate disease. There is the need for empirical evidence on its efficacy in treating Prostate cancer.
Not declared.
本研究旨在确定用于治疗前列腺疾病的加纳传统药物及其成分。此外，还对相关研究进行了综述。
这是一项前瞻性研究。从2015年1月至2016年6月在阿克拉科勒布教学医院泌尿外科就诊的有下尿路症状（LUTS）且曾接受过传统药物治疗的连续患者中获取传统药物样本。此外，走访了阿克拉主要商业区药品批发零售集散地奥凯希的所有58家有执照的药店，获取用于治疗前列腺疾病的传统药物。记录标签上标注的产品成分，并在表格上记录一次。本研究是经医务部批准的科勒布教学医院良性前列腺增生管理研究的一部分。研究结果采用描述性统计进行分析，并以表格形式呈现。
共识别出11种产品，主要的本土药用植物为[植物名称未给出]的根提取物。它是四种产品（Uro 500、UR - Quick合剂、Prostacure®和prostat®60）中的成分。虽然对其基础药理学和动物研究已证实其对前列腺有作用，但仅发现一项临床研究。
[植物名称未给出]是确定用于缓解前列腺疾病所致下尿路症状的本土传统药物。需要关于其治疗前列腺癌疗效的实证证据。
未声明。
