AFRICAN PLUM

Latin name: Prunus africanum, Pygeum Africana

Synonyms: Pigeum

Habitat:
African plum growing in Africa and in Madagascar in tropical forests. It belongs to the family Rosaceae and grows as a large evergreen tree. Locals traditionally used bark African plums in the form of powder or tea in the treatment of benign prostate enlargement and for potency.

Healing of plants:
Cora. Properties are certified a large number of scientific research and testing.

Medicinal actions:
For centuries, among the tribes of southern Africa, African plum used for power and in the treatment of benign prostate enlargement. It's only from 1700, with the advent of colonialism and disclosure of traditional medicinal plants of African plum began to be used in Europe.

In Europe the African plum benefits from 18. century when the application of its bark against problems related to the prostate. Broad application in European medicine starting from 1960. and as a means for promoting the work of the urinary tract and prostate treatment.

Today, with multiple investigations of healing properties, African plum is gaining popularity not only as a safe natural alternative treatment for prostate enlargement, but also to enhance the overall sexual experience with men.
 
Plums African bark extract is used to:  

    Impotence and male infertility
    Benign prostate hyperplasia (prostate enlargement)
    Prostatitis (inflammation of prostate cancer)
    Disorders of the expulsion of urine after removal of the prostate gland (adenomektonije)
    The surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy)
African plum and power series:
From the beginning of human civilization, and to date there are certain substances that are known to increase sexual desire and improve the quality of sexual experience. For centuries, the African plum tree used as an aphrodisiac among tribes in Southern Africa. It's only with the advent of colonialism and disclosure of traditional medicinal plants of African plum began to be used in Europe.

The most important use of African plum among men is in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). Enlarged prostate makes urination in men and causes other unpleasant symptoms (this is compromised and potency). In conventional medicine, for treating enlarged prostate apply or surgery or medication. In the first case, part of the enlarged prostate gland is removed and thus restores the normal flow of urine. However, it also involves removal of certain nerves that pass through the prostate, and who play a role in sexual stimulation. Drugs for reducing enlarged prostate may also in certain cases have adverse effects such as erectile dysfunction or sexual.

On the other hand, herbal supplements such as African plum may prove to be equally useful in reducing problems that accompany an enlarged prostate, and without adverse effects on the male libido.

In this regard, African plum works like an aphrodisiac on double differently:

Eases erectile disturbances:
It has been shown that the extract of the African plum facilitates achieving erections in patients who have a problem with erection due to prostatitis or benign hyperplasia of the prostate. African plum extract helps to reduce enlarged prostate and thus alleviate a number of problems with urination (painful urination, incomplete emptying of the bladder emptying, drop by drop, as well as weak and intermittent flow of urine). These problems impose a serious obstacle to the enjoyment of sex and any substance that provides relief from such problems indirectly acts as an aphrodisiac.

It helps in achieving and maintaining erections:
At the same time, it is considered that in addition to relieves erectile disorders African plum can help you achieve and maintain erections in men, as well as to improve potency. This may be due to the presence of active ingredients such as terpenes, n-dokozanola and beta-sitosterolau extract of bark African plums. Although there was plenty of modern research about this effect in humans, some studies have revealed that the use of African plum leads to an increase in the size and viability of sperm. The national institutes of health confirm that African plum can theoretically improve sexual health in men.

African plum-prostate:
The prostate is a gland that is in men below the urinary bladder and in front of the final part of the large intestine (rectum).

Size and structure:
The prostate is the shape and size of chestnuts. Than on constantly rising until puberty, when suddenly increases and reaches its normal size and shape. By mid-40s the average weight of the prostate is 15-25 grams, and the dimensions are roughly 3.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm. After this period his prostate again begins to rise due to the multiplication of cells, which is called benign prostatic hyperplasia or adenoma, benign prostate enlargement. The prostate is mainly built of muscle tissue and žlezdanog, and through her passing uric tube.

Function:
The main function of the prostate is to produce fluid that forms part of the semen. Products in prostate ejaculate (semen). In the seminal fluids are substances (prostaglandins, immunoglobulins, sperm's journey begins ...., fructose, citric acid, various enzymes, and so on) that have different biological effects. It also provides many active substances whose purpose is to protect the sperm cells, maintain their mobility and allowing them to survive.

Diseases and disorders of the prostate: Statistics showed that of all the internal organs of the human prostate oboleva najčeše. According to a report by the World Health Organization from prostate disease suffers 50-70% of men over the age of 60 years.   The most common diseases of the prostate gland are benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement) and inflammation of the prostate (prostatitis).

Benign prostatic hyperplasia:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement) is the most common urološko disease of older men.  How is hyperplasia of the prostate develops, pressing the urethra (the tube by which urine exits the bladder) and its gradual narrowing which leads to a number of unpleasant and disturbing symptoms. In the initial stages of the disease occurs more frequently urination and emergency calls to urinate. Later reporting straining when urinating, of urine weaker and there is a need for night-time urination. More and more present feeling of lack of ispražnjenosti, and finally the retention, urine retention or completely. Due to excessive urine retention, bladder is prerastegnuta, and it spills over only a few drops of urine every few minutes.

Enlarge the prostate usually moves in the 30s, and the first symptoms of which exhibit in 50-years of age.

Problems due to benign hyperplasia of the prostate which exhibit at about 50% of men aged 51-60 years, and up to 90% of men over the age of 80 years.
Enlarged prostate causes:

    Slow or delayed urination
    When you empty your bladder
    The reduced flow of urine
    Frequent urination (especially at night)
    Neodloživog urges to urinate
    The inability to hold urine and its leaking
    Pain when urinating
    Stoppage of urine
    Problems with potency
More serious complications include infection of the urinary tract and complete blockage of the urethra which require immediate medical intervention. In addition to this, many men for prostate experience pain during sexual intercourse and problems with potency.

African plum:
Plums African bark extract is used in Europe since the mid-1960s in the treatment of benign hyperplasia of the prostate.

African plum is recommended because it can help to:

    Slow down the process of hyperplasia and prostate uvećanost ...
    Improve the operation of the prostate
    Eliminate interference when urinating (lower frequency and ease the process of expelling urine and increase the amount of urine the ejector)
    Increase the elasticity of the urinary bladder and reduce discomfort and inconvenience due to incomplete emptying
    Prevent the occurrence of infections of urogenital organs
    Reduce the inflammation in the tissue of the prostate
    Stronger potency
Analysis of literature from the period of 1996. up to 2000. year, in which he made 18 random controlled trials that included 1,562 men, found that compared with placebo, African plum significantly improves urological symptoms and flow of fluids. In patients who were taking the African plum, dvustruko is a bigger fear of those who reported improvement.

In one of the larger, placebo controlled, dvustruko of the blind, clinical studies, applied the extract of the African plum, 100 mg a day during 60 days.

    Urine flow is improved to 17.2%
    Volume pražnenja to 12%
    Reduce the rest of the urine to 24.5%
    Nocturnal urination has reduced to 31%
    The frequency of daily discharges down by 19.4%
Inflammation of the prostate (Prostatitis):
Inflammation of the prostate is a common disease that for once in your life affects 10-15% of men. The symptoms are very uncomfortable in form, and usually occurs and severe pain.

There are many different causes of inflammation of the prostate gland, and sometimes at the same time, a number of factors responsible for its formation. The most common causes are bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases and injuries (neuromišićne or mechanical). Somewhat less frequently causes may be gout, stone in the prostate, narrowing urinary tube, tumors, benign prostatic hyperplasia, a food allergy, infection, fungus, infection by viruses.

Certain conditions or medical procedures increase the risk for this disease, for example. positioning of the catheter, the long-term maintenance of urination, urinary system abnormalities of the urinary system, increased prostate, urinary disorders, urinary system injury, anal sex, uncontrollable sexual activity, frequent masturbation, stress, excessive consumption of alcohol.

With acute inflammation of the prostate symptoms occur suddenly. You may experience pain in the area below and behind the sexual organs, the pain in the lower part of the abdomen and back, difficulty in urination, frequent urination of small amounts of urine, especially at night, gnojan or bloody Goo from the urinary tube, fatigue, high temperature. If there is a swelling of the prostate he further disrupts the flow of urine and caused her arrest (retention of urine) and accumulation of urine in the bladder. The prostate is almost always increased.

Chronic inflammation of the prostate gland indicates a lengthy course of infection and disease