Rye Pollen extract health benefit and review of published trails, effect on prostate health and side effects by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Rye pollen extract is known in Europe as Cernilton. Rye pollen extract has been used for the treatment of prostate problems, including chronic prostatitis. There are a number of compound in rye pollen including cyclic hydroxamic acid which prevents the growth of prostate cells. Other compounds include stigmasterol and quercetin. Rye pollen extract may work by inhibiting certain inflammatory prostaglandins and leukotrienes. Rye grass is known by the botanical name Secale cereale.

Prostate Power Rx for prostate health maintenance
Formulated by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
 

With Saw Palmetto, Pygeum, Stinging Nettle, Quercetin, & Key Ingredients for support of normal prostate size. This product does not have rye pollen extract. Prostate Power Rx is carefully formulated with important herbs and nutrients to provide optimal prostate health. Significant clinical research on prostate enlargement has been conducted with the potent herbs in Prostate Power Rx. This prostate formula has been designed to support:

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Supplement Facts
Saw Palmetto extract (standardized to contain 45% fatty acids - serenoa repens fruit)
Stinging Nettle  4:1 extract (urtica diocia root)
 Quercetin  (one study shows the combination of quercetin and finasteride works very well)
Rosemary 4:1 extract (Rosemarinus officinales leaf)
 Beta Sitosterol, a phytosterol
 Pygeum Africanum 4:1 bark extract
Daidzein (standardized to contain 40% isoflavones) (treatment with the isoflavones daidzein and genistein, the estrogen-like compounds found in soy, block prostate growth in rats)
Genistein (standardized to contain 40% isoflavones)
 Lycopene  (Lycoperscion escatatum fruit)

Cernitin versus Cernilton
Cernitin pollen extract is a preparation made from eight kinds of pollen and has been used for various prostate diseases in Japan and Europe. Cernitin is a trademarked standardized flower pollen extract from a variety of plants. Cernilton is prepared from the rye-grass pollen Secale cereale.

Are you aware of this herb Cernitin flower pollen? Does it have any sexual enhancement properties? I saw it listed as an ingredient on an herbal libido formula.
   I personally have not tried Cernitin by itself to know whether it enhances libido or other aspects of sexuality.

Rye Pollen extract ( Cernilton ) Research studies
A systematic review of Cernilton (rye pollen extract) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
VA Center for Chronic Diseases Outcomes Research, Minneapolis. BJU Int. 2000.
To systematically review the evidence for the clinical effects and safety of the rye-grass pollen extract Cernilton in men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Randomized or controlled clinical trials were included if: men with symptomatic BPH were treated with Cernilton (rye pollen extract); a control group received either placebo or pharmacological therapy; the treatment duration was greater than 30 days; and clinical outcomes were reported. In all, 444 men were enrolled in two placebo-controlled and two comparative trials lasting 12 to 24 weeks. Three studies used a double-blind method although the concealment of treatment allocation was unclear in all. Cernilton improved 'self-rated urinary symptoms' (the proportion reporting satisfactory or improving symptoms) vs placebo and another plant product, Tadenan. Cernilton reduced nocturia compared with placebo or Paraprost (a mixture of amino acids); against placebo, and against Paraprost. Cernilton did not improve urinary flow rates, residual volume or prostate size compared with placebo or the comparative study agents. Adverse events were rare and mild. The available evidence suggests that Cernilton rye pollen extract is well tolerated and modestly improves overall urological symptoms, including nocturia. Additional randomized placebo and active-controlled trials are needed to evaluate the long-term clinical effectiveness and safety of Cernilton rye pollen extract.

Rye Pollen extract supplement questions
Why is rye pollen not found in Prostate Power Rx? Rye pollen extract is known in Europe as Cernilton. This extract has been used for the treatment of chronic prostatitis. So why isn't this ingredient in the prostate formula
   There are many herbs that are used for prostate health and  benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Prostate Power Rx already has several of them, including Serenoa repens and it need not include all.

I heard that Swedish flower pollen extract could increase semen volume and number of orgasmic contractions. I took two capsules a day and after about two weeks I got that result. The number of contractions when ejaculating was at least double what it was before. This effect called "the ropes" lasted as long as I took the pollen. It stopped when I ran out. Of course I have now ordered more! The semen volume increased too. It became thinner and clearer like it was diluted with water. I use Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs 4:1 Swedish Flower Pollen Extract. I like that there are no other ingredients or fillers. Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs 4:1 Swedish Flower Pollen Extract is not as highly concentrated as some other brands, but it is inexpensive and it works.