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This study found that PRO 160/120 and Finasteride showed similar effectiveness in improving urinary symptoms and quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia over 48 weeks.

This study found that the herbal combination PRO 160/120 significantly improved nocturnal voiding frequency in patients with moderate-to-severe LUTS/BPH compared to placebo, with similar effectiveness to tamsulosin and finasteride.

This review concluded that WS PRO 160 I 120 mg, a herbal preparation, may be an effective and safer alternative to standard drugs for treating lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

In this study, Urtica dioica extract was found to significantly downregulate 5-alpha-reductase type II gene expression in skin cells, suggesting potential usefulness against androgenic skin diseases.

In a laboratory setting, this study reported that the n-butanol fraction of Urtica laetevirens Maxim. water extracts significantly inhibited 5α-reductase activity.

This study found that a shampoo containing 2% alcohol extract of Urtica urens L. reduced hair loss by 56.8% in individuals with non-pathological hair loss after 21 days.

This study reported that a shampoo containing alcoholic extract of Urtica urens L. was effective in reducing hair loss by over 50% without causing skin irritability.

The researchers reported that the aqueous extract of Urtica fissa E.Pritz inhibited 5α-reductase activity in vitro.

This review discusses the potential medicinal properties and pharmacokinetic features of nettle compounds ursolic acid and quercetin, highlighting quercetin as a promising candidate for antioxidant and anti-aging effects, but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that the n-butanol extract from Untica mairei Levl's roots significantly inhibited 5α-reductase activity in an in vitro model using rat prostate enzyme.

This study identified optimal parameters for extracting oil from Urtica dioica roots to maximize phytosterol content, using corn oil and a 1:5 raw material-extract ratio over a 6-hour maceration period.

This study found that using Urtica cannabina extract shampoo led to increased levels of copper, zinc, and iodine in the scalp hair of Mongolian women, along with improvements in hair growth, diameter, and density compared to a regular shampoo.

This study found that Tribulus terrestris L. extract promoted significant hair growth and reduced skin inflammation in Wistar rats, while Urtica cannabina extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra extract, and Tribulus terrestris L. extract all led to uniform hair growth over 28 days compared to other tested extracts.

In this study, a hydro-alcoholic extract of Urtica dioica demonstrated in vitro antioxidant activity, potentially linked to its ferulic acid content.

This study found that the hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica L. demonstrated some clinical efficacy in reducing lesion severity in guinea pigs with Microsporum canis infections, suggesting potential as a supplementary topical treatment for tinea corporis.

This study identified several herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum and Urtica dioica, that showed promising 5α-reductase inhibitory activity suggesting potential use in managing androgenic disorders.

In this study, a hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica L. showed potential for use as an adjunct topical treatment for tinea corporis in guinea pigs infected with Microsporum canis.

This review discusses phytotherapy options for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia, noting some herbal agents show promise in trials for mild-moderate symptoms but more evidence is needed for others.

This article discusses various synthetic and herbal treatments for alopecia, noting limited effectiveness and associated side effects of synthetic options, and reports no new clinical results.

In this study, researchers developed a novel platform for discovering potential hair loss inhibitors by investigating the testosterone/dihydrotestosterone biosynthetic pathway and its regulation through biochemical mechanisms involving 17β-HSD and 3β-HSD, combined with medicinal plant extracts.

This study found that compound 4 from Urtica triangularis subsp. pinnatifida exhibited stronger anti-BPH activity against BPH-1 cells with an IC50 of 79.75 μM compared to finasteride's IC50 of 91.8 μM, while compounds 1, 2, and 5 showed moderate activity.

This review discusses various herbal therapies, such as Serenoa repens and Pygeum africanum, for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, noting their potential but highlighting unresolved questions about their efficacy and safety.

This review explores the phytochemistry and phytopharmacology of Urtica dioica but reports no new experimental findings, focusing on its traditional uses and range of bioactive constituents.

This review discusses the efficacy of the lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens for treating lower urinary tract symptoms and reports no new clinical results; the authors propose further examination of the existing literature and guidelines.

In this study, a herbal extract mixture significantly reduced IL-1α gene expression in HaCaT cells, suggesting it may aid in the treatment of nonscarring alopecia.

This study found that combining herbal extracts with PRP increased human dermal papilla cell proliferation via ERK and Akt protein regulation, suggesting its potential for developing hair growth therapies.

In this study, herbal extracts commonly used in traditional medicine were observed to significantly increase the proliferation of human dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential as alternative therapies for enhancing hair growth.

Finasteride effectively inhibits 5α reductase, while plant extracts like Permixon and Bazoton don't show significant results.

This study found that a herbal shampoo and solution were more effective than placebo in reducing hair loss and improving hair growth in participants with androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium.

This study found that a composition including Serenoa repens extract and anti-inflammatory agents effectively suppressed inflammation-related gene expression in a keratinocyte model, suggesting a potential dual strategy for treating androgenetic alopecia.