Chronic prostatitis belongs to the category of “retention of urine” in Chinese medicine, and loquat leaf and bitter ginseng may have a certain therapeutic effect on retention of urine.
Retention of urine can be characterized by liver depression and stagnation of qi, dampness and heat in the bladder, internal obstruction of turbid stasis, and congestion of heat in the lungs, among which the dampness and heat in the bladder can be treated with bitter ginseng, while the congestion of heat in the lungs can be treated with loquat leaf.
Loquat Leaf is bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature. It has the efficacy of clearing lung-heat, lowering rebelliousness and stopping vomiting (stopping the upward rush of gastric qi, stopping vomiting), relieving cough and calming asthma, etc. It can treat lung-heat coughing, asthma, vomiting and thirst. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear; caution should be exercised for those with weak spleen and stomach.
Bitter Ginseng is bitter in taste and cold in nature, with the efficacy of drying dampness and clearing heat, killing worms and relieving itching, and diuretic, etc. It can treat dysentery, dysuria (dysuria), wet sores, itchy skin and other diseases. Adverse reactions such as nausea and diarrhea may occur after taking this product; it is contraindicated for people with deficiency of yin and fluid and deficiency of spleen and stomach; in addition, this product should not be shared with quinoa.
Patients with chronic prostatitis should actively go to the hospital for treatment; the use of traditional Chinese medicine should be discerned by a physician and should not be used without authorization.