Article 115: Simple Remedies and Dietary Therapy for Prostatic Tuberculosis and Prostatic Stones

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Treatment and recuperation of common diseases

Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating prostate tuberculosis

1. Take equal parts of roasted scorpion, roasted centipede, roasted ground beetle, ginseng, Panax notoginseng, and dragon's blood, grind them into a fine powder, fill the powder into empty capsules, and take 1.5 grams twice a day.

2. 60 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, 30 grams of Lonicera japonica vine, and 15 grams of Chrysanthemum indicum. Decocted in water and taken orally, one dose per day.

3. Take 10 grams each of Angelica pubescens, Angelica dahurica, Angelica sinensis, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and 7 shallots. Decoction and let it cool to a warm temperature. Use as a sitz bath every morning and evening.

4. 10 grams of seaweed, 10 grams of kelp, and 20 grams of perilla. Decocted in water and taken orally, one dose per day.

5. Take equal parts of Scrophularia ningpoensis, oyster shell, and Fritillaria thunbergii, grind them into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills, take 9 grams each time, 2-3 times a day.

6. 150g of Stemona japonica, 50g of turtle shell, and 50g of pangolin scales. Mix with honey to form pills. Take 9g each time, 2-3 times daily.

Dietary therapy for treating prostate tuberculosis

1. Stuff 10-15 grams of star anise, 30 grams of sword beans, 30 grams of glutinous rice, 30 grams of black beans, 10 grams of sesame seeds, and 10 grams of ginkgo nuts into a pig bladder and stew until cooked.

2. Take 30 grams of chestnut shells, 30 grams of prunella vulgaris, and 30-60 grams of candied winter melon, decoct in water and drink as tea.

3. Skin and gut 3 frogs, cook 50 grams of white rice into porridge. When the porridge is done, add 5 grams of cinnamon powder, simmer for a few more minutes, season, and eat the porridge and frog meat.

4. Boil 90 grams of garlic (peeled) and 2 duck eggs in water. After the eggs are cooked, peel them and boil for a few more minutes. Drink the soup and eat the eggs. You can omit the garlic.

5. Boil 60 grams of shepherd's purse in water for about 30 minutes, remove the residue, add one egg (shelled), and cook until the egg is cooked. Add a little salt, eat the egg and drink the soup, twice a day.

6. Take 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, 150 ml of raw rehmannia root juice, 50 grams of yam, and 100 grams of japonica rice. Cook the above ingredients into porridge, then add the donkey-hide gelatin. Consume once daily for 5 consecutive days as one course of treatment.

7. Three sparrows, 10 grams of fennel seeds, 3 grams of pepper, 6 grams of cardamom, and 6 grams of cinnamon. Prepare the sparrows using standard methods: wash them clean, stuff the above herbs into their bellies, wrap them in damp paper, bake them until cooked, and take them on an empty stomach with rice wine. Take once daily for one week as one course of treatment.

What should we pay attention to in daily life?

1. Arrange your life reasonably, exercise appropriately, improve your physical fitness, and eliminate worries.

2. Sexual activity should be moderate, and sexual activity should be avoided during symptom flare-ups.

3. Drink plenty of water to increase urine output and alleviate local symptoms.

4. Strengthen nutrition by eating more fish, turtle, chicken, duck, cow and sheep milk, as well as black fungus, lily bulbs, and fruits. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods.

5. Actively treat tuberculosis in other organs to prevent recurrence of this disease.

prostate stones

Prostatic calculi are stones that form within the acini and ducts of the prostate gland. They are related to factors such as chronic prostatitis, prostatic fluid retention, ductal stenosis, and metabolic disorders. Inorganic salts such as calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and magnesium phosphate deposit on amyloid bodies, epithelial cells, and inflammatory exudates within the prostatic acini to form stones.

Causes of disease

Prostate stones are often discovered at the same time as patients with chronic prostatitis. Therefore, it is believed that their occurrence may be due to the obstruction of the acinar duct caused by prostatitis, the retention of prostatic fluid in the glandular cavity, and the reaction, precipitation, and accumulation of inflammatory secretions, exfoliated epithelial cells, inorganic salt crystals, etc. with the prostatic fluid to form stones.

What are the symptoms?

Most patients are asymptomatic, and symptoms only appear when they coexist with other diseases, such as chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or urethral stricture.

Prostatic calculi complicated by chronic prostatitis can manifest as pain in the lower back, perineum, scrotum, penis, or anus. Anal pain worsens during defecation, and there may be discharge from the urethral opening. Pain intensifies with pressure on the perineum. If accompanied by posterior urethritis, urinary frequency, urgency, and dysuria may occur, sometimes with hematuria, especially terminal hematuria. When an abscess forms, symptoms such as fever, urinary retention, and perineal and rectal pain may occur.

When prostate stones are combined with benign prostatic hyperplasia or urethral stricture, symptoms such as difficulty urinating, urinary frequency, weak and thin urine stream, or even dribbling may occur. Since most patients with prostate stones are over 40 years old, these symptoms are quite common.