Prostatic hyperplasia is known as retention of urine in traditional Chinese medicine (dribbling or inability to urinate), and commonly used medications include Retention of Urine Capsules, Prostatic Retention of Urine Capsules, Wengli Tong Capsules, and so on. 1. Urinary retention Shu capsule is composed of motherwort, moneywort, Hai Jin Sha, amber and other ingredients, with the efficacy of clearing heat and promoting blood circulation, benefiting the kidneys and activating blood circulation, etc. It can be used for the treatment of urinary retention caused by insufficient kidney qi, dampness-heat stasis (the gathering of dampness and heat evils to form stasis), with the specific symptoms seen as lumbar and knee soreness and tenderness (a feeling of soreness and weakness of the lumbar and knee areas), urinary frequency, urgency, urination, urination pain and so on. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Urinary Retention Capsules are not clear at present. 2. Prostatic Urinary Retention Capsule is composed of Astragalus, peach kernel, cinnamon stick, Chaihu, Poria, Tiger Cane, etc. It has the effect of benefiting qi and warming yang, promoting blood circulation and inducing diuresis, and is mainly used for the treatment of retention of urine caused by renal deficiency and blood stasis, with the specific symptoms seen as frequency of urination, soreness and weakness of waist and knees. The adverse effects and contraindications of Wengli Tong Capsules are not clear at present. 3. WengLiTong Capsule is composed of ChuanMuTong, Gardenia, Honeysuckle and other ingredients, with the efficacy of dispersing knot and removing blood stasis, clearing heat and inducing dampness, it can be used for the treatment of damp-heat embodiment (dampness and heat in the body of the body of the mutual agglomeration of evils), phlegm and blood stasis obstruction caused by prostate hyperplasia, with specific symptoms such as urgency of urination, difficulty in urination and so on. Contraindications of Wengli Tong Capsules are not clear, after taking the drug may appear nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gastrointestinal distension, constipation, dizziness, rash, itching and other adverse reactions. The above drugs are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor’s diagnosis, and should not be used on their own.