Table 1. The effects of MFME on DHT and testosterone levels in serum.

Group	Dose (mg kg−1)	Testosterone (pg ml−1)	DHT (ng ml−1)
Castration	—	38.34±0.31	6.24±0.50
BPH	—	204.04±39.07*	19.16±3.49*
MFME	200	171.89±21.27	11.95±3.11#
Finasteride	10	170.52±28.06	14.45±3.61

Abbreviations: MFME, Melandrium firmum methanolic extract; DHT, dihydrotestosterone; BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Means±s.d., n=6; *P<0.05 vs. castration group, ^#P<0.05 vs. BPH group.