How long do you have to take Chinese medicine for prostatitis?

Prostatitis belongs to the category of “gonorrhea” in Chinese medicine (increased frequency of urination, dribbling and pain). The specific course of treatment for this disease should be determined by the physician according to the patient’s condition, the duration of the disease and the effect of the medication, and can not be generalized. The specific medication for gonorrhea should be prescribed by a professional physician, and the commonly used medications in the clinic are Bazheng San and Xiao Ji Drinking Zi. Bazheng San has the effect of clearing heat and fire, inducing diuresis, and is used for the treatment of damp-heat gonorrhea, which is characterized by frequent urination and urgency, astringent pain when drowning, poor gonorrhea, reddish color of urine, or even retention of urine (urine dripping or not coming out), fullness of the abdomen, and dryness of the mouth and throat. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear. Xiao Ji Drink has the efficacy of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, inducing diuresis and clearing gonorrhea, and is used in treating hemorrhagic gonorrhea (the appearance of blood in the urine accompanied by a painful sensation) and blood in the urine due to heat knotting in the lower focal region, which is characterized by blood in the urine, frequency of urination, and redness, astringency, heat, and pain. This formula should not be used if hemorrhagic drenching, blood in urine is accompanied by cold for a long period of time, or if there is deficiency of yin and fire, or deficiency of qi that does not regulate the body. When discomfort occurs, one should consult a doctor in time and choose medication under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and should not use medication on one’s own in order to avoid delaying the condition.