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    Suppression of benign prostate hyperplasia by Kaempferia parviflora rhizome

    Kazuya Murata1, Hirotaka Hayashi2, Shinichi Matsumura3, Hideaki Matsuda1★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Faculty of Pharmacy, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502
    2. 2Japan Tablet Corporation, 149-1 Mekawa, Makishima, Uji, Kyoto 611-0041
    3. 3Inabata Koryo Co., Ltd, 3-5-20 Tagawa, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0027, Japan

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    Hideaki Matsuda

    *Address for correspondence: Prof. Hideaki Matsuda, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502.

    matsuda@phar.kindai.ac.jp

    Revised: 13-03-2013.

    Volume 5, Issue 4 · pp. 309–314 · PUBLISHED January-March 2013 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118827

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    ABSTRACT

    Background Kaempferia parviflora rhizome is used as a folk medicine in Thailand for the treatment of various symptoms. In the present study, the inhibitory activities of extract from K. parviflora rhizome against 5a-reductase (5aR) were subjected. Furthermore, the effects of the extract from K. parviflorar hizome in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) were studied using the model mice. Materials and Methods Preparations of extracts from the rhizomes of K. parviflora, Curcuma zedoaria and Zingiber officinale, and methoxyflavones isolated from K. parviflora was used for 5aR inhibition assay. The effects of K. parviflora extract on growth suppression for the prostates and seminal vesicles were performed based on the Hershberger’s method. The K. parviflora extract was administered to castrated mice for 14 days. Results K. parviflora extract showed more potent inhibitory activity on 5aR than C. zedoaria and Z. officinale extracts. The active principles were identified as 3,5,7,3’,4’-pentamethoxyflavone and 5,7,3’,4’-tetramethoxyflavone by activity guided fractionation. Furthermore, K. parviflora extract suppressed the weights of prostates and seminal vesicles in BPH model rats by daily administration for 14 days. Conclusion These results indicate that K. parviflora extract can be a promising agent for the treatment of BPH.

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      Murata, K., Hayashi, H., Matsumura, S., & Matsuda, H. (2013). Suppression of benign prostate hyperplasia by Kaempferia parviflora rhizome. Pharmacognosy Research, 5(4), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.118827