Compositions for treating symptoms of urogenital/urological disorders

摘要

Compositions and methods are provided for aiding human beings to complete emptying of the bladder, to reduce urination frequency, to alleviate the urgency and difficulty in postponing urination, to lessen the interruption in urinating, to increase the urinary stream flow, to facilitate the beginning of urination, to reduce nocturia, or to increase libido. These advantages are achieved by administering to a human being a preparation with at least a part of at least one plant in family Asteraceae. Preparations from a part of the plant Wyethia amplexicaulis are preferred. Other examples of suitable plants include Balsamorhiza sagittata, Helianthella uniflora, and Tragopogon dubius. The treatment composition may include parts of the plants or an active agent obtained from one of these plants and isolated or a synthetic equivalent.