Patient's question:
Patient Gender: What are the Chinese herbal formulas for treating prostatitis? What specific formulas should be selected for bacterial and non-bacterial types? What are the Chinese herbal formulas for treating prostatitis?Doctor's answer:
Hello, chronic prostatitis is categorized as "white turbidity" and "sperm turbidity" in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM believes that this condition is caused by "lower burner damp-heat" and "qi transformation and endocrine imbalance." The treatment principle focuses on warming and tonifying the kidney yang. Commonly used herbal formulas include modified Guifuzweiyuan (Cinnamon Bark and Prepared Aconite Eight-Ingredient Pills).4. The qi stagnation and blood stasis type is seen in patients with a long course of illness that is difficult to heal. Symptoms include discomfort, pain in the lower abdomen, perineum, and lumbosacral region, as well as urethral pricking pain. The treatment principle focuses on invigorating blood circulation to resolve stasis and regulating qi to unblock stagnation.