Table 1.

Prostate growth in BPH model rats

Group	Prostate weight (g)	Inhibition of growth (%)
Control	0.24 ± 0.04	–
BPH	0.68 ± 0.07###	–
SPO (200 mg/kg)	0.53 ± 0.03*	34.09
SPO (400 mg/kg)	0.49 ± 0.03**	43.18
VISPO (200 mg/kg)	0.29 ± 0.01***	88.63
VISPO (400 mg/kg)	0.28 ± 0.02***	90.9
Finasteride (1 mg/kg)	0.27 ± 0.01***	93.18

The data were represented as mean ± SEM (n = 6). ^###p < 0.001 vs. control group; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 vs. BPH group. Growth inhibition = 100 – ((treated group-control group) / (BPH group-control group) × 100)

SPO Saw palmetto oil, VISPO Standardized saw palmetto oil