Dietary therapy for prostatitis (simmer lotus root and honey until combined with corn silk and plantain, then drink the decoction)

[Ingredients] 40ml lotus root juice, 40ml white honey, 80ml rehmannia root juice.

[Administration] Mix the above three ingredients together and simmer over low heat until thickened. Take 10-15ml each time.

[Efficacy] Cools the blood and nourishes yin, replenishes qi and promotes urination. Used for urinary difficulty caused by chronic prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 150ml each of grape juice, lotus root juice, and rehmannia root juice; 100ml each of white snake grass juice and vaccaria seed juice; 250ml of white honey.

[Administration] Grind the seeds of Vaccaria segetalis into a fine powder, mix with the juices mentioned above, and simmer over low heat until slightly thickened. Take 60ml before each meal.

[Efficacy] Suitable for prostatitis and dysuria.

[Ingredients] 30-60g fresh whole herb of Vitex negundo (Musa ovata), 15-24g of Plantago asiatica, 30g of rock sugar.

[Administration] Boil Lespedeza, Plantago asiatica, and rock sugar in water. Take orally, three times a day.

[Efficacy] Moistens the lungs and clears heat, promotes urination and relieves strangury. Suitable for prostatitis and dysuria.

[Ingredients] 60g plantain seeds, 100g mung beans, 15g dried tangerine peel, 5g tetrapanax papyriferus, japonica rice

[Administration] First, boil plantain seeds, dried tangerine peel, and tetrapanax papyriferus into a soup, then remove the dregs. Next, add mung beans and japonica rice, and cook until done. Take on an empty stomach, twice a day, for several days.

[Efficacy] Treats urinary difficulty caused by acute and chronic prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 150g water chestnuts (with skin).

[Dosage] Wash the water chestnuts, remove the stems, chop and mash them, add 250ml of warm water, mix well, filter out the residue and skin, and drink the juice twice a day.

[Ingredients] 500g sugarcane.

[Dosage] Peel the sugarcane, cut it into sections, extract the juice, and drink it twice a day.

[Ingredients] 250g fresh grapes.

[Dosage] Remove the skin and seeds from fresh grapes, mash them, add an appropriate amount of warm water and drink, 1-2 times a day.

[Ingredients] Royal jelly, as needed.

[Dosage] Prepare a 1:100 solution of royal jelly with boiling water. Take 20-30 ml orally twice daily for long-term use.

[Efficacy] Nourishes and strengthens the body, benefits the liver and spleen. Suitable for chronic prostatitis, post-illness weakness, and malnutrition.

[Ingredients] 1 black-boned chicken, 50g chestnut kernels, 1 pair of seahorses, salt and ginger to taste.

[Preparation] Remove the intestines and feathers from the black-boned chicken, cut it into pieces, and place it in a pot with chestnuts, seahorse, salt, and ginger. Add an appropriate amount of water and steam until cooked. Consume in 2-3 servings.

[Efficacy] Tonifies the spleen and kidneys, suitable for prostatitis.

[Ingredients] Codonopsis pilosula 24g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, Poria cocos, Dioscorea hypoglauca, Vaccaria segetalis 12g each, Nelumbo nucifera 20g, Plantago asiatica 15g, Cinnamomum cassia 6g, Ginkgo biloba, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 9g each, Evodia rutaecarpa 5g.

[Administration] Wash all the above herbs, decoct them in water, remove the dregs and take the liquid. Take it warm, twice a day, for several days.

[Efficacy]Invigorates Qi and strengthens the spleen, warms and tonifies kidney Yang. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Symptoms include difficulty urinating or urinary retention, fatigue and lethargy, shortness of breath, loose stools, and clear urine.

[Ingredients] 150-200g lean pork, 30g fresh magnolia flowers (10g dried), a pinch of salt.

[Preparation] Wash the lean pork, cut it into small pieces, and simmer it with fresh magnolia flowers in water to make a soup. Add a little salt to taste. Drink the soup and eat the meat once a day.

[Efficacy] Nourishes the kidneys and yin, promotes qi circulation and eliminates turbidity. Suitable for men with prostatitis and women with excessive vaginal discharge.

[Ingredients] 100g of Acanthus chinensis, 30g of red dates.

[Dosage] Wash and chop the Justicia procumbens, add it to 1000ml of water along with red dates, and simmer until about 400ml remains. Take twice daily, drinking the decoction and eating the dates.

[Efficacy] Promotes diuresis and detoxifies. Suitable for prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 60g plantain seeds, 15g orange peel, 10g tetrapanax papyriferus, 50g mung beans, 100g sorghum rice.

[Administration] Wrap plantain seeds, orange peel, and tetrapanax papyriferus in gauze, boil them to extract the juice, remove the dregs, and then add mung beans and sorghum rice to cook porridge. Take on an empty stomach for several days.

[Efficacy] Suitable for elderly people with prostatitis and painful urination.

[Ingredients] 30g of Pseudobulbus Cremastrae spp., 20g of Campsis grandiflora var. sarcodactylis.

[Dosage] Grind the flowers of *Cremastra appendiculata* and *Campsis grandiflora* into a fine powder. Take 6g each time with warm water, 3 times a day.

[Efficacy] Suitable for prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 10g of white magnolia flowers.

[Dosage] Grind the magnolia flower into powder and take with warm water. 3 times a day.

[Efficacy] Suitable for prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 1500g radish, appropriate amount of honey.

[Directions] Wash and peel the radish, slice it, soak it in honey for 10 minutes, then dry it on a tile. Repeat the soaking and drying process, being careful not to burn it. Repeat this process three times. Chew several slices each time and swallow them with salt water, 4-5 times a day. Eat regularly.

[Efficacy] Suitable for chronic prostatitis of the Qi stagnation and blood stasis type.

[Ingredients] 150g sunflower leaves, starch, salt, and MSG to taste.

[Preparation] Wash the mallow leaves, boil them, add a small amount of starch to make a soup, and season with salt and MSG. Take on an empty stomach, twice a day.

[Efficacy] Anti-inflammatory and detoxifying, clears heat and promotes diuresis. Suitable for chronic prostatitis.

[Ingredients] 15g each of Viola yedoensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Plantago asiatica, and 30g of Lygodium japonicum.

[Administration] Grind the above-mentioned herbs into a coarse powder, place them in a thermos, and steep with 500ml of boiling water for 15 minutes. Drink as a tea substitute, one dose per day, for 5-7 consecutive days.

[Efficacy] Anti-inflammatory and diuretic. Suitable for those with prostatitis, difficulty urinating, frequent urination, and painful urination. Contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

[Ingredients] 10g corn silk, 20g plantain seeds, 10g raw licorice root.

[Administration] Remove impurities from the corn silk, put the plantain seeds in a gauze bag, and slice the raw licorice root diagonally. Put the above three ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil for 20 minutes. Remove the dregs and take the liquid. Drink it warm, twice a day.

[Efficacy] Clears heat and promotes diuresis, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Suitable for acute prostatitis.