Fireweed for BPH

Fireweed is an approved treatment for relief of lower urinary tract symptoms related tobenign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).

The European Medicines Agency recommends 1.5 - 2 g as herbal tea, two times daily.

Due to the widespread traditional medicinal use for more than 30 years the safety of Epilobium angustifolium can be assumed.

Adverse events, serious adverse events and deaths have not been reported so far.

Drug interactions from clinical trials or case studies have not been reported so far.