Chronic prostatitis is an insidious disease. Its transition to a state of remission causes the patient to feel euphoria and fully recover. Refusal to continue treatment is fraught with new exacerbations of the disease, the appearance of cystitis, renal failure and the development of prostatitis into a malignant form.
To prevent these consequences, experienced urologists recommend that patients do not stop fighting the disease, but continue treatment of chronic prostatitis with folk remedies.
Traditional Ingredients
Treatment of prostatitis with folk remedies has been and is sought after for many reasons. First, they are time-tested, and second, most are cheaper than modern drug therapy. However, it is not correct to compare the effectiveness of treatment with herbs and medicines, as the latter is always a priority. The role of the herbal remedy is not so much to address the disease as to alleviate the symptoms.
Folk remedies for prostatitis are not just herbal preparations and other herbal remedies. It is also used in home medicine:
- various bee products (apitherapy);
- herbal natural substances;
- massage;
- exercise;
- warming, wraps.
Phytopreparations and other medicines for home treatment of prostatitis should be bought only in pharmacies. For self-collection of plants you need to have enough knowledge and be confident in the medicinal properties of the collected plants. Traditional methods of treating prostatitis are effective only when they use properly collected and properly prepared herbal remedies.
As a result of the conducted biochemical research, certain ingredients of folk recipes are already included in the composition of modern certified medicines.
The use of folk recipes requires caution. Their impact on the human body can lead to the appearance of allergy symptoms, increased pressure, dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract and the like. The choice of alternative treatment should be left to the attending physician.
Greens, vegetables and herbs in the fight against prostatitis
Home treatment of prostatitis mainly involves the use of herbal remedies. It must be borne in mind that herbal medicine is a symptomatic measure. It helps relieve symptoms including difficulty urinating, weakening of erections, pelvic pain.
When the patient has already determined how to get rid of prostatitis at home with the help of a doctor, you must obtain all the necessary ingredients (they must be listed in the prescription), after which you can easily treat prostatitis at home.
Parsley seeds have long been used for prostatitis. In addition to the diuretic effect, this drug can reduce inflammation in acute prostatitis and relieve symptoms in chronic prostatitis. They, like the stems and all other parts of the plant, contain flavonoids. The seeds need to grind and pour boiling water in the ratio of a glass of water to 1, 5 tablespoons of parsley seed powder, after 15 minutes the infusion is ready, drink 4 times a day per tablespoon.
Parsley can be used as a remedy for prostatitis by rubbing fresh stems and leaves and then pressing them. You must take a spoonful of this parsley juice 30 minutes before a meal. If you grate the root of the plant, then half the amount of juice will be enough. With such treatment, it should be borne in mind that excessive use of juice can have side effects on the liver and kidneys. To prevent the disease, it is enough to add parsley to meals every day. Medications from this green color help with such an unpleasant symptom as incomplete bladder emptying.
Treating prostatitis at home is impossible to imagine without a pumpkin. It was used in food in all its forms, cooked pumpkin pulp porridge, ate seeds and made butter from them. The latter drug is considered one of the most effective in the fight against male infertility and prostate inflammation. You can eat only porridge with pumpkin and rice with the addition of honey and walnuts, but as an option you can also eat pumpkin seeds (only in raw form - when fried they lose their medicinal properties). Eating raw pumpkin seeds daily is very helpful in treating chronic prostatitis in men and also prevents prostate inflammation.
Traditional medicine for prostatitis recommends both onions and garlic. The content of a large amount of vitamins, antihypertensives and antimicrobial substances makes this vegetable indispensable for men's diet. You can prepare microclysters with garlic. It is mixed with honey and poured with boiled water in the ratio of 1/3 of a clove of garlic and an incomplete teaspoon of honey per 200 ml of water (glass), after 5 minutes it is filtered and applied. This is a very effective home treatment for prostatitis. If a man has chronic prostatitis, you need to eat raw onions and garlic daily, adding them to vitamin salads or fried eggs.
Treatment of prostatitis in men with folk remedies is also possible with the help of turmeric. Turmeric, known as a spice, is an excellent antibacterial agent. Finely grated root is filled with water per glass of water for 2 tablespoons of turmeric, drink half a glass a day.
Individual sensitivity must be taken into account when treating prostatitis with folk remedies. As effective as medications are, they can be dangerous in terms of side effects.
If we talk about turmeric, then, unlike parsley, it can not be eaten daily, and moreover, in large quantities, because it can cause dysbiosis (this spice affects the intestinal microflora of the human body). Turmeric is used with caution to treat prostatitis in men at home, if there is a history of diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, high blood pressure and any problems with the cardiovascular system. If a man has suffered a stroke, it is better to choose another folk remedy for the treatment of prostatitis.
Effective therapy for chronic prostatitis is also provided by medicines made from dried nettles. Infusions and decoctions from it affect the hormonal background and the inflammatory process in the prostate. When chronic prostatitis is diagnosed, traditional medicine uses dioecious nettle seeds according to the following recipe: they should be poured over dry wine (in the ratio of 0. 5 liters of wine to 5 tablespoons of dry seeds), heated in a water bath (water should be hot, but not boiled)) for 5 minutes, then cool and, after straining, drink 2 tablespoons at bedtime.
Some popular recipes recommend applying freshly plucked nettles to the perineal area: this supposedly causes a rush of blood and thus helps in the treatment of chronic prostatitis. However, formic acid in the stomach cells of freshly harvested nettles can cause burns and an allergic reaction.
Nettle preparations are contraindicated in renal failure and propensity to edema, in case of circulatory disorders (varicose veins) and inflammatory vascular diseases (thrombophlebitis).
Echinacea juice has long been used for medicinal purposes, as well as tinctures on the seeds and crushed roots of the plant. Echinacea purpurea stimulates the immune system, supports the body's defenses and helps treat bacterial and viral infections. You can buy the finished tincture in pharmacies. When the prostate is inflamed, take a teaspoon of tincture every two hours, and chronic prostatitis in remission is treated with drinks with echinacea juice.
Cranberry is widely used for prostatitis. The berries can be eaten raw or made into cranberry-based drinks. This medicine is very effective when the first signs of illness appear. You can also make preparations from cranberries, especially from jam. This is one way to treat prostatitis at home in the winter when it is difficult to get fresh cranberries. You can also make a tincture from fresh berries: take a glass of vodka for 100 g of berries (do not chop the berries! ), The dishes are placed in a dark place for 2 weeks. It is necessary to take a teaspoon after meals 3 times a day. Cranberry juice and jelly can be eaten daily. Cranberry juice treatment is contraindicated in case of increased acidity of gastric juice, as well as in gastric and duodenal ulcers.
But the most effective drugs for the treatment of prostatitis folk remedies are obtained by the combined use of medicinal plants. This is especially true of herbal teas. However, if herbal preparations are used in conjunction with traditional pharmacology, it should always be borne in mind that traditional methods may either weaken or enhance the effect of the pharmacopoeia. Sometimes it becomes dangerous to health.
With all the undoubted benefits of home medicine, we cannot understand it as a cure for salvation and a miracle that can heal quickly and forever. Traditional pharmaceutical products are obviously more effective. In addition, the advice you come across on how to cure prostatitis forever with the help of traditional medicine should be taken with healthy skepticism, because it is difficult to cure, for example, chronic inflammation of the prostate, especially after 60 years. Another thing is that with proper use of herbs the prostate may not enlarge and the symptoms of the disease are milder.
Treatment with honey and bee products
Propolis is a unique product used in most folk recipes and for the treatment of prostatitis. It is a natural antibiotic, has a beneficial effect on the immune system, prevents the development of infections and has analgesic properties. In the treatment of chronic prostatitis, the use of tincture or rectal suppositories is recommended. Both forms of the drug can be made independently.
To prepare the tincture, put 10 g of crushed propolis in a glass jar, pour 250 ml of medical alcohol diluted to a concentration of 75% or use vodka, close the container well and put in a cool and dark place for 10 days.
The drug is taken daily on an empty stomach, diluting the required dose of the drug in 200 ml of warm milk. Moreover, on the first day of reception this dose is 10 drops. It is increased by 3 drops every 2 days. The course of treatment is scheduled for 20 days. On the last day of admission, the dose of the drug will be 40 drops.
Original ingredients of rectal suppositories:
- melted lard - 100 g;
- propolis - 30 g;
- natural wax - 25 g.
Melt the fat in a water bath, stirring, add the chopped propolis. To achieve a uniform consistency of the composition and add chopped wax. After the wax has completely dissolved, remove the solid inclusions from the solution and cool. Cut the frozen solution into thin strips. Shape cylindrical candles 30 mm long and 10 mm in diameter, which should be stored in the freezer.
During treatment, it is recommended to use the prepared suppositories daily for 30 days before bedtime, trying to insert them deeper into the rectum. In case of remission of the disease or during prophylaxis, it is desirable to reduce the frequency of suppository use to twice a week.
Apitherapy (treatment with bee waste products) should be used only after an allergy test. It is known that honey, propolis and so on can often cause an allergic reaction.
Honey is used in pure form and with other medicines. Can be mixed with:
- cranberries;
- chopped parsley (cabbage, root);
- carrot juice;
- pumpkin seeds twisted in a meat grinder and so on.
Pumpkin seeds
Traditional methods of treating chronic prostatitis with pumpkin seeds have been recognized as effective by most representatives of official medicine. This is due to the fact that, as studies have shown, the seed contains a significant amount of trace elements (zinc, manganese, molybdenum, iron), organic acids, healthy fats and vitamins A, E, D.
These components improve the course of metabolic processes in the prostate, increase the reproductive capacity of men, and the recently discovered delta-7-sterol acts on the seminal vesicles and the prostate itself, suppressing the inflammatory process and activating the genitourinary system, leading to complete elimination of disease symptoms. . .
Purified pumpkin seeds are not effective enough to treat chronic prostatitis. They retain the required concentration of nutrients and their medicinal properties only in live form, unrefined and without prior heat treatment.
The simplest and least laborious way to prepare a drug for the treatment of chronic prostatitis is powder. Using any home grinder (coffee grinder, blender or meat grinder) pumpkin seeds are turned into flour. The therapeutic course is one month. Method of application: 1 tablespoon of the drug 2 times a day before meals.
In order to increase the efficiency of the treatment, it is recommended to drink the dry preparation with water, in which 2-3 teaspoons of honey have been previously dissolved. The course of treatment is one month.
For those who have a sweet tooth, you can use a recipe for making pumpkin balls, according to which 500 g of pumpkin seed flour should be mixed with 200 g of honey, and then the resulting mixture should be cooled in the refrigerator to a tight consistency. After reaching the required density of the resulting dough, glue balls with a diameter of 1, 5–2 cm, which are further stored in the freezer.
Instructions for use: dissolve one ball before breakfast. The course of treatment is at least 30 days. Positive treatment results when pumpkin seeds are used with honey appear within one and a half to two weeks after starting treatment.
Horse Chestnut
Another great recipe for a cure for chronic prostatitis is a tincture of horse chestnut bark. Low toxicity, the presence of active components in the drug (fraxin, esculin and exin) have led to its widespread use in official medicine in the treatment of many diseases. Horse chestnut bark tincture relieves inflammation and swelling, improves blood circulation, removes venous blood stasis, which has a beneficial effect on the condition of the prostate.
To prepare the tincture you need 25 g of chopped bark and 250 g of alcohol diluted to a concentration of 75% or vodka. The prepared crust is poured into a glass jar, poured with alcohol and left to cook for 21 days in a cool and dark place. Occasionally the tincture must be shaken. Before use, the liquid is peeled off by passing it through several layers of gauze.
When collecting raw materials for drug preparation, do not use chestnuts collected on city streets or near highways and industrial facilities.
How to use: tincture is taken 10-15 drops, 2 times a day, morning and evening after meals. The therapeutic course of admission should not exceed 14 days. After 30 days, it is recommended to repeat the course of treatment.
In regions where wild chestnut does not grow, you can use a standard pharmaceutical preparation that, in addition to chestnut extract, also contains thiamine chloride (a source of vitamin B1).
Aloe
Aloe or agave is a favorite plant of traditional healers. Its healing properties have long been recognized by pediatricians and experienced therapists. Biochemical studies have shown that aloe juice, in addition to a whole bunch of vitamins (A, C, E, H, P, P1) and amino acids, contains protein structures and enzymes that can eliminate inflammatory processes of various etiologies, as well as anthraquinone compounds involved. by their nature- good anesthetics. The protease, emodin and acemannan contained in the plant provide the ability to effectively fight tumors.
Therefore, agave occupies a special place in the list of recipes for the treatment of chronic prostatitis folk remedies. The simplest of these is to chew the leaves of the plant daily on an empty stomach, before breakfast. For treatment, you should use the oldest, most delicate leaves located closer to the base. Before use, the leaf must be thoroughly washed and, cutting off the lateral spines, divided into several fragments 3-4 cm long. Unused leaf fragments can be stored in the refrigerator by placing them in a paper bag until further use. The therapeutic course of admission is 30 days.
Naturally, chewing aloe leaves on an empty stomach will not give a person a pleasant taste. But there are also gentler traditional methods of treatment using this plant. Among urologists, the method of treatment by infusion of aloe with honey with the addition of cahors is especially popular.
The following ingredients are included in the medicine:
- fresh, thinly sliced aloe leaves - 0, 5 kg;
- bee honey (linden or buckwheat) - 0, 5 l; Kahori - 0, 5 l.
Selection and processing of plant leaves is done as in the first recipe. All components are thoroughly mixed in a glass jar and placed in the refrigerator for 10 days. The resulting infusion is filtered through several layers of gauze.
Take the infusion before meals 3 times a day as follows:
- 1st week - 1 teaspoon;
- Week 2 - 1 tbsp.
According to urologists, the described method enabled many patients to get rid of chronic prostatitis within two weeks.
Exercise and massage
To prevent recurrence of cured prostatitis, you need to do simple exercises on a regular basis to help you stay healthy. In the morning, waking up, you should lie on your back and bend your knees, pulling them to your chest. Even 5 minutes in this position is a good prevention of prostatitis. You should do this exercise for no longer than 20 minutes.
Squats, which must be included in the morning exercises, help with prostatitis. The day ends with a walk in the fresh air. Those who walk a lot suffer from prostatitis much less often than drivers and men who lead an inactive lifestyle.
Also, every man can massage the perineum on his own in the morning, 5 minutes is enough. But such a procedure as prostate massage is done only by experts. It is hardly possible to do it on your own.
Bath against prostatitis
A visit to the baths has a healing effect on patients with chronic prostatitis, provided that the man:
- does not use contrast procedures (alternating heat and cold);
- is not too long in the steam room.
For other forms of prostate inflammation, bathing procedures should be treated with caution. Doctors generally recommend a visit to the spa only in the period of remission, in other cases there is a risk of worsening your condition.
It is very good to drink a decoction of medicinal plants (chamomile, sage, St. John's wort) after a bath. You can buy special herbal teas in the pharmacy that are drunk after bathing. You can combine bathing procedures with medicinal microclysters based on herbal medicines.
Home medicine can be very effective as an adjunct, but the question of whether prostate inflammation can be cured only by home methods cannot be answered in the affirmative. As good as traditional medicine is, pharmacology is always more effective. Some patients only need surgery, which cannot be replaced with herbal remedies and other similar methods. And in any case, therapy with folk remedies must be approved by a doctor. He must also be contacted urgently if, in the process of using non-traditional methods of treatment, his health condition has worsened.