May 4, 2001 – Researchers at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in California believe that quercetin, a flavonoid found in several fruits and vegetables, may relieve pain caused by chronic prostatitis. Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate, which in some cases may be due to a bacterial infection; but we do not really know why it becomes chronic in some. What we do know is that the pain in the lower pelvis caused by this condition is very real.
As part of this research1, 15 men with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis took 500 mg of quercetin twice daily. After one month, two-thirds of these men noticed a reduction of at least 25% in their ailments – while in the control group (with placebo) only 20% experienced such relief.
The medical community refuses to routinely recommend quercetin to men with chronic prostatitis because no research has yet determined the ideal dose and its long-term effects are unknown. This does not prevent anyone from making a good place, in their diet, for foods rich in quercetin. These include apples, onions, garlic, broccoli, black tea, and blue grape juice. And don’t forget the filamentous stalk in the center of the oranges!
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According to Prevention, february, 2001
1. Shoskes DA, Zeitlin SI, Shahed A, Rajfer J. Quercetin in men with category III chronic prostatitis: a preliminary prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Urology. 1999 Dec; 54 (6): 960-3.
