Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a condition in which the prostate gland enlarges in older adults. The diet should include fresh vegetables, fruits, and edible pollen. It is advisable to consume foods rich in zinc and those high in androgens, such as walnut kernels, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, chestnuts, apples, liver, kidneys, penis, milk, lean meat, and shellfish such as oysters. Avoid spicy, irritating, and extremely warming or heating foods such as ginger, chili peppers, curry, mustard, cinnamon, and white liquor.
The following are clinically proven, affordable, effective, and delicious herbal tea, decoction, and soup recipes:
Ginseng and Astragalus Pork Bladder Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes qi and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by spleen qi deficiency, characterized by an enlarged prostate, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue, weakness in the limbs, or loose, unformed stools, difficult urination, dribbling urine, a white, pale … Read more
Ginseng, Astragalus, and Black-Bone Chicken Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes qi and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by spleen qi deficiency. the warming-tonic nature is inadvisable during damp-heat, yin deficiency with fire, or episodes of exterior-heat
White茅Root and Pork Stomach Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and dispels dampness. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia of the bladder-damp-heat type, characterized by a dribbling, incomplete urination, difficulty urinating, yellowish-red urine, or urinary pain, with a yellow, greasy tongue coating and a slippery, rapid pulse. in those with yin … Read more
Oyster and Motherwort Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and dispels dampness. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by damp-heat in the bladder. as the formula is predominantly cold-cool, use with caution in those with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, loose stools, or aversion to cold with cold limbs; with herbs that quicken … Read more
Morinda Root and Pork Kidney Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms and tonifies kidney yang. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by kidney yang deficiency, characterized by soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, weakness in the lower limbs, difficulty urinating, short ejaculation range, dizziness and vertigo, aversion to … Read more
Lychee Seed and Hawthorn Sugar Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for all types of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Peach Kernel and Achyranthes Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by blood stasis, characterized by prostate enlargement, aching and distension in the lower abdomen, incomplete urination, a dribbling sensation, and in severe cases, difficulty urinating; the tongue may appear … Read more
Large-Leaf Sargassum and Salvia Miltiorrhiza Honey Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by blood stasis obstruction.
Mugwort and Green Onion Leaf Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by blood stasis obstruction.
Walnut Kernel and Silkworm Pupae Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms and tonifies kidney yang. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by kidney yang deficiency.
