Dietary Therapy for Enlarged Prostate
Enlarged prostate commonly affects men over fifty, presenting symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty voiding, pelvic discomfort, and urinary incontinence. Besides medication, dietary therapy can greatly enhance treatment outcomes.
Stone Fern, Plantain Seed, and Snail Soup: Stone fern 30 g, plantain seed 30 g, snails 250 g (snails kept in water for two days to purge mud and tail tip). Wrap stone fern and plantain seed in cloth, boil all ingredients with snails, remove the cloth bag, drink the broth, eat the meat. Stone fern clears dampness and promotes urination; plantain seed promotes diuresis and removes dampness; snails clear heat, promote urination, and relieve urinary obstruction.
Sorghum Rice, Ginseng, Astragalus, and Green-Headed Duck Stew: Sorghum rice 100 g, ginseng 30 g, astragalus 20 g, angelica root 10 g, one green-headed duck. Clean the duck, place herbs inside, sew shut. Put sorghum rice in a bowl with sufficient water, steam over boiling water until cooked. Season, drink broth and eat meat. Ginseng tonifies qi and strengthens the spleen; astragalus consolidates exterior and boosts qi; angelica root raises yang and detoxifies; sorghum rice tonifies qi, stops thirst, promotes urination; green-headed duck nourishes yin and promotes urination. Suitable for elderly with weakness, deficient middle qi, dual deficiency of yin and yang, frequent urination, incontinence, or difficulty urinating.
Duzhong, Eucommia, Phellodendron, and Pork Kidney Soup: Duzhong 30 g, eucommia 30 g, phellodendron 10 g, one pork kidney. Boil pork kidney with herbs. Duzhong tonifies kidneys and strengthens waist; eucommia activates blood and removes stasis; phellodendron clears heat and nourishes yin, synergizing with eucommia to nourish yin and promote urination; pork kidney serves as a guiding herb to tonify kidneys.