Air surveillance is often used to determine the best time to harvest the pollen. Once this is done, meshes are moved through the fields to trap the pollen. From here, a proprietary method is used to extract active substances from the rye pollen. Pollen extracts have been used for years in parts of Europe and Asia to maintain prostate health. Extensive research on these extracts, including both animal studies and clinical trials, has been published.
All research indicates that pollen extracts help maintain a healthy prostate.
Pollen extracts are also proving to be superior to saw palmetto, another herb known for maintaining prostate health. This is because while saw palmetto works to maintain health through one mechanism, pollen extracts work through three. This means that pollen extracts users may experience greater benefits, more quickly. According to Dallas Clouatre, Ph.D., author of several books on supplements and health, Saw palmetto does have an established track record with prostate health. Unfortunately, it typically takes a very long time to work, about two to three months minimum, and you have to take quite a bit.