A nurse's neighbor is a healthy 75-year-old man. He confides in the nurse about problems with urination, saying, "It's hard to get it going. What can I take to help it? I don't want to go see a doctor
" Which natural preparation might be helpful for this individual? a. Peppermint
b. Ginkgo
c. Saw palmetto
d. St. John's wort
C
Saw palmetto is a herbal product used widely to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
Peppermint, ginkgo, and St. John's wort have no effect on the prostate.
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