Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Prostatitis

Prostatitis is one of the most common diseases among men. It is very distressing for men to suffer from prostatitis. On the one hand, because the site of the disease is relatively private, some men are ashamed to go to the hospital for treatment. On the other hand, the healing process of prostatitis is relatively slow, and during the treatment, it will bring great inconvenience to men's lives, such as urinary pain. So, in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, what methods are there to treat prostatitis?

1: Damp-heat descending type: symptoms include dribbling, red and painful urine, lower abdominal cramps, perineal swelling and pain, urinary tract turbidity, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Treatment should be heat-clearing and damp-removing. The prescription is Bazheng Powder with modifications: Akebia 7g, Plantago asiatica 10g, Polygonum multiflorum 10g, Dianthus superbus 10g, Talcum 20g, Fructus 10g, Rhubarb 6g, and Licorice 5g.

2: Spleen deficiency and dampness excess type: symptoms include turbid urine, sallow complexion, drowsiness, loss of appetite, pale tongue with white fur, and weak pulse. Treatment should be to invigorate the spleen and benefit the dampness. The prescription is Shenling Baishu powder with modifications: 10g of Dangshen, 15g of stir-fried Baizhu, 24g of Poria, 30g of Coix, 7g of Amomum, 15g of Zexie, 10g of Angelica, 30g of Kuncao, and 10g of Chenpi.

3: Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: symptoms include stagnant urine, swelling and pain in the perineum and lower abdomen, enlarged and hard prostate, dark purple tongue, and stringy and astringent pulse. Treatment should be to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and to promote qi circulation. The prescription is Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction: 10g peach kernel, 10g safflower, 15g angelica, 6g fennel, 10g Toosendan fruit, 10g Wuyao, 12g red peony root, 15g Zelan, and 30g dandelion.

4: Liver-kidney yin deficiency type: symptoms include turbid white discharge at the urethral opening, swollen perineum, sore waist and knees, hot flashes and sweating, red tongue with little coating, and weak and rapid pulse. Treatment should be to nourish the liver and kidney and clear away the fire. The prescription is Zhibai Dihuang Tang with modifications: 15g of Anemarrhena, 10g of Phellodendron, 30g of Radix Rehmanniae, 15g of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 30g of Poria, 15g of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 15g of Polygonatum Sinensis, 10g of Radix Bletillae Sinensis, and 15g of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.

5: Kidney Yang deficiency type: symptoms include dribbling urine with semen, fear of cold, sore waist and knees, impotence, premature ejaculation, pale and fat tongue, and weak pulse. Treatment should be to warm the kidney and strengthen yang. The prescription is Jingui Shenqi Pills with modifications: 10g of processed aconite root, 10g of dodder seed, 10g of xianlingpi, 10g of eucommia bark, 10g of polygonatum, 15g of angelica root, 15g of yam, and 24g of tuckahoe.

1: Vegetables and fruits such as watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, kiwi, sugarcane, wax gourd, cucumber, etc. Most of these foods are sweet and cool in nature, have the function of diuresis and stranguria, can clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate dampness and promote diuresis, and play a role in inhibiting inflammation.

2: Dried fruits, miscellaneous grains, red beans, mung beans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coix seeds, walnut kernels, sesame seeds, etc. These foods contain rich trace elements and a large amount of B vitamins, have good nutritional effects, and have the functions of clearing heat, reducing internal heat, killing insects, and moistening the intestines. They can kill bacteria, relieve constipation, make the prostate gland duct unobstructed, and eliminate inflammation.

3: Health drinks, herbs such as pollen, green tea, honey, and fresh aloe root, fresh imperata root, fresh bamboo leaf, etc. Fresh aloe root and other herbs boiled in water and taken in water have a good effect on prostatitis. Among honeys, Sophora japonica honey is better.

Some Chinese patent medicines are also commonly used to treat prostatitis. Chinese patent medicines are simple and safe in clinical application. Common Chinese patent medicines include Yinhua Miyanling Tablets, Zhibai Dihuang Pills, Qianliekangshu Strong Formula, Yougui Pills, and Compound Chuanxinlian Tablets.