All about Pumpkin Seed Oil
Health Benefits for Men
Prostate Enlargement
The most common and talked about health benefit of pumpkin seed oil is in the treatment of BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) or prostate enlargement. Symptoms can include: difficulty with starting to urinate, difficulty maintaining a constant flow of urine, dribbling at the end of urination, feeling you need to urinate frequently, increasing need to urinate during the night night, urgency to urinate, not being able to empty your bladder completely, urinary tract infections, blood in your urine.
Many websites attribute the zinc content in pumpkin seed oil as the reason for the benefits, however as pumpkin seed oil contains only trace amounts of zinc, this cannot be correct. Recent studies now point to essential fatty acids and beta-sitosterol for the relief of symptoms and in some cases reduction in the enlargement. Studies have shown that pumpkin seed extracts can improve the function of the bladder and urethra, this might partially account for BPH symptom relief. Whichever the actual nutrient or combination of nutrients that causes the relief, most men wouldn't care, as long as it works to ease their (and their partners) discomfort from sleepless nights.
The health benefits of pumpkin seed oil and pumpkin seeds are often compared together so it can be difficult to say if one or the other is giving the benefit. Studies on alternative treatments of BPH are usually carried out with pumpkin seed oil, which may be due to its ease of taking a spoonful and/or the testimonies from history.
Natural Viagra?
Pumpkin seeds are often touted as a good thing to eat for libdo or as a mild aphrodisiac. Usually this is attributed to the zinc content which may be the case. We have not had any customers who are taking only our pumpkin seed oil share if this in a bonus 'side affect' they may experience! A general benefit to men (and women's) bodies when taking pumpkin seed oil is the support of the urinary tract and reproductive system's nutritional requirements, pointing towards pumpkin seed oil being a helpful addition to men's diets for bedroom reasons.
