Patient's question:
For a few years. Urinary retention, incomplete urination,Doctor's answer:
Prostate hyperplasia, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition that significantly affects the health of elderly men due to the noticeable enlargement of the prostate. Modern medicine considers BPH to be related to the endocrine system, resulting from the proliferation of epithelial cells and stroma in the inner urethral gland and suburethral gland of the prostate, cystic dilation of the acini, and the proliferation of connective tissue and smooth muscle.Experts from Jining Jindun Urology Hospital recommend the following dietary recipes for reference:
Recipe 1: Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients: 100g mung beans.
Usage: Wash the mung beans, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, and bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes. Drink 10ml each time, then add more boiling water to make tea.
Effect: Clear heat and dampness, promote diuresis.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with accumulated heat, characterized by difficulty urinating, burning sensation, yellow and small amount of urine, bitter taste, and lack of thirst.
Source: Fu Weimin, et al. Food Nutrition and Medicinal Diet. Nanjing: Southeast University Press, 1994, p. 171.
Recipe 2: Fried Snails
Ingredients: 500g snails, yellow wine, ginger, scallions, and soy sauce.
Usage: Wash the snails, remove their tails, add ginger and scallions, stir-fry with vegetable oil, then add a little yellow wine, salt, soy sauce, and sugar, and cook until done.
Effect: Clear dampness and heat, promote diuresis.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with accumulated heat, characterized by burning and difficult urination, dry mouth, and bitter taste.
Source: Gao Hanshen, et al. Dietary Therapy for Diseases. Guangzhou: Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 1993, p. 168.
Recipe 3: Watermelon Drink
Ingredients: 1 watermelon.
Usage: Wash the watermelon, cut it open, and eat the flesh.
Effect: Clear heat and dampness.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with accumulated heat, characterized by short and difficult urination, dry mouth, and fever.
Source: Folk remedy.
Recipe 4: Bamboo Leaf and Walnut Soup
Ingredients: 15g bamboo leaves, 500g fresh walnuts.
Usage: Wash the bamboo leaves and walnuts, cut them into pieces, place them in a pot, add 1000ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 3 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Drink in portions.
Effect: Clear heat and promote diuresis.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with accumulated heat, characterized by red and small amount of urine, and difficulty urinating.
Source: Fu Weimin, et al. Food Nutrition and Medicinal Diet. Nanjing: Southeast University Press, 1994, p. 171.
Recipe 5: Ginkgo Urinary Relief Drink
Ingredients: 50g ginkgo nuts, 20g poria, and 20g winter melon seeds.
Usage: Wash the ginkgo nuts, poria, and winter melon seeds separately, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Strain the solids and drink the liquid in portions.
Effect: Promote urination and clear dampness.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with internal stagnation, characterized by difficulty urinating, urethral discomfort, and perineal pain.
Source: Tan Xinggui, et al. Dietary Remedies for 100 Diseases. Jinan: Shandong Science and Technology Press, 2001, p. 119.
Recipe 6: White Mulberry Root Drink
Ingredients: 50g white mulberry roots.
Usage: Wash the white mulberry roots, cut them into small pieces, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 20 minutes, then add sugar and drink in portions.
Effect: Clear heat, clear dampness, and promote urination.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with internal stagnation, characterized by prolonged urination time and perineal pain.
Source: Folk remedy.
Recipe 7: Bamboo Leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink
Ingredients: 20g fresh bamboo leaves and 50g chrysanthemum.
Usage: Wash the fresh bamboo leaves and chrysanthemum, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes. Strain the solids and drink the liquid with sugar in portions.
Effect: Clear dampness and promote urination.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with internal stagnation, characterized by long urination time and perineal pain.
Source: Xia Xiang, et al. Family Food Nutrition and Dietary Therapy. Shenyang: Liaoning Science and Technology Press, 2001, p. 461.
Recipe 8: White Mulberry Root and Red Bean Congee
Ingredients: 50g white mulberry roots, 30g red beans, and 50g glutinous rice.
Usage: Wash the white mulberry roots, cut them into small pieces, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes. Strain the solids and keep the liquid. Wash the red beans and glutinous rice, place them in a pot, add the white mulberry root liquid, and 200ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Serve warm.
Effect: Clear heat, promote diuresis, and resolve stagnation.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with internal stagnation.
Source: Tan Xinggui, et al. Dietary Remedies for 100 Diseases. Jinan: Shandong Science and Technology Press, 2001, p. 156.
Recipe 9: Tofu and Tremella Stew
Ingredients: 50g tremella and 50g lean pork.
Usage: Wash the lean pork, cut it into small pieces. Soak the tremella, then place both in a pot. Add yellow wine, scallions, ginger, salt, and MSG. Steam for 30 minutes over water, then serve.
Effect: Nourish yin and kidney, and promote diuresis.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with kidney yin deficiency, characterized by difficulty urinating, even anuria, tinnitus, dry mouth, and sore waist and knees.
Source: Lu Xinguo, et al. Chinese Dietary Health Science. Beijing: China Light Industry Press, 2001, p. 119.
Recipe 10: Wolfberry Congee
Ingredients: 20g wolfberries and 50g glutinous rice.
Usage: Wash the wolfberries, place them in a pot, add 500ml of water, add glutinous rice, bring to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Serve in portions.
Effect: Nourish yin and kidney.
Indication: Prostate hyperplasia with kidney yin deficiency, characterized by difficulty urinating, dizziness, blurred vision, and soft waist.
Source: Wang Mutong. Popular Medicinal Congee. Beijing: China Light Industry Press, 2001, p. 187.