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| Botanical Name: | Secale cereale L. |
| Common Names: | Rye; Rye grass pollen; Cernilton (pollen extract) |
| Key Name: | Rye grass pollen |
| Parts Used: | Pollen (extract); grain |
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| Constituents: | Pollen: water- and fat-soluble fractions; phytosterols; amino acids. Grain: fibre, lignans. |
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| Culinary Uses: | Food: whole-grain rye bread and porridge are fibre- and lignan-rich staples of traditional Nordic diets. |
| History: | Modern European (Swedish) phytotherapy: a rye-grass pollen extract was developed in Sweden in the 1950s and has been used across Europe and Japan for Urinary comfort in men. Whole rye grain is a traditional Nordic and Eastern European staple. |
| Reference: | Research: MacDonald R, Ishani A, Rutks I, Wilt TJ. A systematic review of Cernilton for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. BJU Int. 2000;85(7):836-841. doi:10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00365.x; also Cochrane CD001042 (444 men: modest improvement in self-rated symptoms and nocturia; no change in flow; well tolerated). |
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