Patient's question:
[Symptom Description: Frequent urination, urinary urgency, difficulty urinating. Past treatment history and effectiveness: Treated but with no effect, wondering if there are any home remedies. Desired help: Home remedies for treating prostatitis in Changsha.]Doctor's answer:
Symptoms include difficulty urinating, a sense of fullness and pain in the perineum and lower abdomen, an enlarged and hard prostate, dark purple tongue, and wiry, (slippery) pulse. Treatment should focus on invigorating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and promoting qi flow and meridian unobstruction. The formula is Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction: 10g of Persicae Semen, 10g of Carthami Flos, 15g of Angelica Sinensis Radix, 6g of Foeniculi Fructus, 10g of Fructus Toosendan, 10g of Linderae Radix, 12g of Paeoniae Radix Rubra, 15g of Linderae Herba, and 30g of Taraxaci Radix.Symptoms include a constant discharge of white mucus from the urethral orifice, a sense of fullness and heaviness in the perineum, weakness in the waist and knees, hot flashes and night sweats, a red tongue with little coating, and a thin, rapid () pulse. Treatment should focus on nourishing the liver and kidneys and clearing the ministerial fire. The formula is Zhibai Dihuang Decoction modified: 15g of Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 10g of Cortex Cinnamomi, 30g of Rehmanniae Radix, 15g of Alismae Rhizoma, 15g of Moutan Cortex, 30g of Poria, 15g of Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata, 15g of Polygonati Rhizoma, 10g of Bambusae Caulis, and 15g of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix.