Dietary therapy and porridge for prostatitis
**1.10//How should patients with prostatitis manage their diet?**
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The medicinal herbs and foods that can be used for dietary therapy of chronic prostatitis include red beans, peach kernels, rehmannia root, sea cucumber, maltose, yam, poria cocos, red dates, eucommia bark, lotus seeds, ginkgo nuts, fox nuts, fennel seeds, prepared rehmannia root, wolfberries, buckwheat, loofah, japonica rice, plantain, astragalus root, dried tangerine peel, winter melon seeds, pepper, aloe vera, hawthorn, lotus leaves, coix seeds, hyacinth beans, as well as black-boned chicken, crucian carp, cuttlefish, snails, pork (sheep) kidneys, ducks, and quail.
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Part One
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(1) Red Bean and Crucian Carp Porridge
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Take one crucian carp and 50g of red beans. First, boil the fish to extract the juice. Separately, boil the red beans to make porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add the fish juice and mix well. Eat this for breakfast in the morning.
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Both crucian carp and red beans have the effect of promoting urination and reducing swelling, and they also have a health-preserving effect on the prostate.
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> (2) Eucommia ulmoides
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One pair of lamb kidneys (or pork kidneys), 15g of Eucommia ulmoides, and appropriate amounts of salt, scallions, and seasonings.
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First, cut the kidneys open, remove the skin and membrane, stew them with Eucommia ulmoides and seasonings, and remove the kidneys when cooked.
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It can be eaten as a late-night snack.
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Eucommia ulmoides is sweet, warm, and slightly pungent. It nourishes the kidneys and strengthens muscles and bones. When cooked with sheep kidneys, it can treat leukorrhea caused by kidney deficiency.
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> (3) Peach Kernel and Cuttlefish
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> 6g of peach kernels, 1 cuttlefish.
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Remove the bones from the fish, wash it clean, and cook it with peach kernels. Once the fish is cooked, discard the broth and eat the fish meat.
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It can be served as breakfast.
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Cuttlefish, with its salty flavor, enters the liver and kidneys, nourishing blood and yin.
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The two medicines complement each other, and can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and stop leukorrhea.
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> (4) Steamed Chicken with Rehmannia glutinosa
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One black-boned chicken, 250g of raw rehmannia root, and 150g of maltose. First, remove the feathers and intestines from the chicken and wash it clean. Then, cut the raw rehmannia root into thin strips, mix it evenly with the maltose, put it into the chicken's cavity, and sew it up.
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Place it in a basin and steam it in a steamer until cooked. Do not add any seasonings or condiments, and then eat the meat.
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Black-boned chicken nourishes essence and blood, rehmannia nourishes yin and blood, and maltose replenishes the middle jiao. When combined, they replenish both innate and acquired essence, and can treat leukorrhea caused by kidney essence deficiency.
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(5) Lotus Seed and Poria Cake
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> 60g each of Poria cocos, lotus seeds, yam, and fox nuts; 20g each of Rehmannia glutinosa and Cornus officinalis; 150g refined wheat flour; 50g walnut kernels; 30g wolfberries; 6g salt; 50g honey; and appropriate amount of sugar.
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Steam lotus seeds, yam, fox nuts, and poria until cooked, then mash them and mix them with refined flour. Use the concentrated juice from steamed rehmannia root and cornus officinalis instead of water to make the dough. Add white sugar and salt and knead well. Spread the dough on a steamer cloth, sprinkle with walnuts and goji berries, press them into the dough, drizzle with honey, and steam until cooked.
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Poria cocos and Cornus officinalis 50g, wolfberry 30g, and walnut kernels nourish the kidneys and replenish essence; lotus seeds, fox nuts, and Cornus officinalis also strengthen essence and qi. This formula is a good dietary therapy for treating kidney deficiency and leukorrhea.
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> (6) Stir-fried snails with wine
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> 500g of snails, appropriate amount of wine.
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Clean the snails, put them in an iron pot and stir-fry them until hot. Add an appropriate amount of white wine and water, and cook until the remaining liquid is almost gone. Use a needle to pick out the snails, dip them in the seasoning, and eat them, and drink the remaining liquid.
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> Snails are sweet and cold in nature, and have the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, and improving eyesight, so they can treat damp-heat and turbidity.
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> (7) Stewed Black Chicken with Lotus Seeds
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One black-boned chicken, 155g lotus seeds, 15g ginkgo nuts, 15g glutinous rice, 3g pepper, and appropriate amounts of scallions, ginger, soy sauce, and salt.
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Remove the feathers and internal organs from the chicken, wash it clean, stuff the abdominal cavity with ginkgo nuts, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, and pepper, seal it, place it in a casserole dish with the opening facing up, add water and seasonings such as scallions, and stew until cooked.
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Black-boned chicken is highly nourishing and strengthens bones and muscles; lotus seeds and ginkgo seeds astringe semen and stop seminal emission.
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> It has a good effect on the condition of seminal leakage.
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Part Two: Porridge and Drinks
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> (1) Sea cucumber porridge
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> 30-50g of white rice, 15-20g of sea cucumber.
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First, cut the soaked sea cucumber into small pieces and cook it with rice to make porridge, which is the usual method.
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Eat it as breakfast in the morning.
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Sea cucumber has a salty and slightly warm flavor, which can nourish the kidneys and is an excellent product for replenishing essence and qi.
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Those with concurrent pathogenic heat should abstain from this food.
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(2) Silkworm Rice Porridge
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> 3g of silkworm egg whites, 50g of japonica rice.
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Cook the above two ingredients with an appropriate amount of water into porridge using the usual method, and consume it warm in three divided doses.
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Cuscuta is pungent, sweet, and warm in nature. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, warm the lower back and knees, and invigorate yang and replenish essence.
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> This is a good prescription for treating kidney yang deficiency and leukorrhea.
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It is indicated for cloudy urine, urination with the flow of swill, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, cold limbs, pale and swollen tongue with teeth marks, and a deep, thready, and weak pulse.
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(3) Huang Chen Congee
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> Astragalus membranaceus 30-60g, japonica rice 60g, dried tangerine peel powder 1g, brown sugar as needed.
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First, decoct the astragalus root, remove the dregs, add japonica rice and brown sugar to cook porridge, then add dried tangerine peel powder and bring to a boil briefly. Take it for breakfast and dinner.
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Astragalus, a sweet and slightly warm herb, is most effective in tonifying qi, raising yang, and strengthening the spleen, hence it is used in large quantities as the main ingredient; japonica rice can also benefit qi, warm the middle jiao, strengthen the spleen, and harmonize the stomach; a small amount of tangerine peel is added to promote qi circulation and dry dampness.
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The supplements are not cloying, allowing the spleen to return to normal and the essence to be transported, thus curing all symptoms.
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It is indicated for leukorrhea caused by spleen deficiency and qi sinking, resulting in insufficient restraint and failure of essence to be delivered.
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Symptoms include a sallow complexion, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea, pale tongue and weak pulse.
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> (4) Poria cocos powder porridge
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> 30g Poria cocos powder, 30g white rice, 7 pitted red dates.
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First, boil the rice until it boils a few times, then add the red dates. When it's almost cooked, add the poria powder and stir with chopsticks to make porridge, or add a little sugar.
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It can be eaten for breakfast or as a side dish.
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Poria cocos is sweet, benefits the spleen and removes dampness, promotes urination and stops diarrhea. When combined with white rice and red dates, it strengthens the stomach and benefits the middle qi. It can be used as a supplementary food for leukorrhea caused by insufficient spleen qi and disordered digestion.
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If you have loose stools, feel cold, or have cold hands and feet, you can add 3 slices of dried ginger to the pot and cook together.
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(5) Yam porridge
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> 60g raw yam (peeled and mashed), 60g white rice, appropriate amount of ghee and white honey.
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After making the yam into a paste, stir-fry it with ghee and honey until it solidifies. Then, crush it with a spoon. Separately, cook rice into porridge, add the peony root, and stir well. You can also add a little sugar.
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Eat it as breakfast in the morning.
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Yam is sweet and neutral, and is a tonic for the spleen and kidneys. Ghee is sweet and neutral, and has the effect of tonifying deficiency, moistening the internal organs and blood vessels. Honey is sweet and neutral, and can soothe the deficiencies of the five internal organs. It invigorates qi and tonifies the middle jiao. The combination of these three ingredients is truly an excellent product for tonifying the kidneys and spleen.
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This can be used as a supplementary food for men who experience premature ejaculation and leukorrhea due to insufficient kidney essence and spleen deficiency.
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(6) Loofah porridge
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One tender fresh loofah, 50g of white rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.
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When cooking rice into porridge, add fresh loofah (washed and cut into thick pieces) before it is fully cooked. Remove the loofah when the porridge is cooked and add sugar.
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Eat it for breakfast.
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> Loofah is sweet and cool, clears heat, promotes diuresis, and detoxifies, and can be used to treat leukorrhea caused by damp-heat.
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> (7) Ginkgo and Winter Melon Seed Drink
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> 10 ginkgo nuts, 3g winter melon seeds, 15g lotus seeds, 1.5g pepper, a little sugar.
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Boil the ingredients in water, remove the dregs, add white sugar and mix well. Drink 2-3 times a day, 300ml each time.
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Ginkgo can remove dampness and astringe, and is good at reducing urination and stopping leukorrhea; lotus seeds are sweet, astringent and neutral in nature, and can nourish the heart, benefit the kidneys and spleen, and astringe essence and stop leukorrhea; winter melon seeds are good at clearing the water passages, removing dampness and turbidity; a little pepper is added to warm the middle and lower the qi, so as to benefit the bladder. When all the medicines are used together, they have the effect of consolidating essence and qi, and warming and clearing turbidity.
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This formula is particularly suitable for those with weak kidney qi, cloudy urine, and frequent urination.
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(8) Aloe Vera and Melon Seed Drink
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> 6-7 tablespoons of aloe vera juice, 30 dried melon seeds.
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The above two ingredients are simmered briefly until warm, and taken before drinking, twice a day.
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Aloe vera is bitter and cold in nature. It can clear heat and purge fire, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and also promote bowel movements, so that heat evil can be eliminated from grains. Melon seeds are also a good diuretic. When the two are used together, dampness and heat are removed, and all symptoms will disappear.
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It is used to treat damp-heat accumulation in the bladder, which impairs qi transformation and prevents the separation of clear and turbid urine, resulting in symptoms such as cloudy urine, irritability, and fever.
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> (9) Two Mountains Drink
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> 50g of yam, 100g of hawthorn.
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Take one dose daily, steeped in boiling water and drunk frequently.
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Yam replenishes qi, strengthens the spleen, and astringes; hawthorn invigorates the spleen, eliminates greasy accumulation, and promotes healthy spleen function and smooth flow of qi in the middle jiao.
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It is used to treat symptoms such as stagnation of Qi in the spleen and stomach, impaired spleen function, cloudy and milky urine due to the downward flow of essence, abdominal distension, and weakness in the limbs.
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(10) Lotus leaf juice
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The quantity of fresh lotus leaves is not important.
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Squeeze the juice through cheesecloth and add sugar to taste.
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Take 30-50ml twice daily.
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This formula uses only lotus leaf, which is bitter and astringent; it is good at releasing clear yang energy; it also astringes essence and promotes urination.
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It is used to treat symptoms caused by kidney deficiency and loss of storage, such as frequent or clear urination, dribbling of urine with filaments after urination, painless urination, or accompanied by pale complexion, dizziness, lower back pain and cold limbs.