Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is not a disease in traditional Chinese medicine and should be classified as "urinary incontinence" according to its symptoms. According to research by foreign scholars, benign prostatic hyperplasia is one of the common diseases in elderly men. Based on histological examination, it can be found in almost all elderly males over the age of 50.
Syndrome multiple kidney yang deficiency and failure
From the perspective of Western medicine, the etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia is currently not fully understood, and it is estimated to be related to hormonal imbalance in elderly people. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, although the symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is in the bladder, the root cause is in the kidneys. The gasification function of the bladder depends on the rise and fall of kidney qi, which helps the bladder to vaporize body fluids and controls the opening and closing of the bladder to constrain urine. Kidney qi is abundant, with proper retention and control, strong bladder gasification, and proper opening and closing, which can maintain normal water metabolism. If the kidney qi is not sufficient, the bladder will have weak gasification, poor opening and closing, blocked waterways, frequent urination, and adverse urination. The reason why elderly men are prone to this disease is that when they reach old age, their kidney qi naturally declines, their yang qi is insufficient, and their qi cannot be absorbed. Especially for the majority of elderly people, they often have other chronic diseases, such as aging and physical decline, prolonged illness and physical deficiency, which are more likely to lead to kidney qi weakness.
From a clinical perspective, the vast majority of clinical symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia are directly related to kidney yang deficiency. In addition to symptoms such as frequent urination and poor urination, most patients have a weak tongue, weak pulse, cold sensation below the waist, and weak waist and knees. Some patients also have hearing loss or deafness, which are manifestations of kidney qi weakness. Kidney governs water, and kidney yang is the driving force for regulating water and fluid. Due to insufficient kidney yang, it is unable to absorb water and fluid, resulting in frequent urination. According to the Yin Yang theory, the day is yang, the night is yin, and kidney yang deficiency results in more frequent urination at night than during the day. Kidney yang deficiency and failure result in weak gasification, which leads to unfavorable urination, unclean dripping, and even urinary incontinence. If the kidney yang is not sufficient and the qi is not as strong as the bladder, there will be a cold sensation below the waist. Kidney yang deficiency results in a weak tongue, weak pulse, and weak waist and knees. The kidney opens the orifices in the ear, and in the elderly, the kidney qi weakens, often accompanied by hearing loss or deafness.
Treatment principle of warming and tonifying kidney yang
From this, it can be seen that the key to the above symptoms is insufficient kidney yang. According to the principle of "seeking the root cause when treating diseases", the treatment methods of tonifying kidney qi and warming and tonifying kidney yang should be adopted. Kidney qi needs to be replenished, bladder self strengthening, and various symptoms disappear. However, yin and yang are interrelated, interdependent, interdependent, and mutually transforming. If yang is replenished too much, it can damage its yin. Moreover, the herbs used to replenish yang are often spicy and dry, which can easily damage the kidney yin. Therefore, in tonifying yang, yin should also be supplemented. That is to say, drugs used to nourish kidney yang with sweetness, warmth, and sweetness are often used together with drugs used to nourish kidney yin, so that yin and yang can interact and coordinate and balance.
(Intern Editor: Huang Junda)