ZHAO Qi,LI Hai-song,WANG Ji-sheng,et al.Clinical Research on Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(02):236-241.
ZHAO Qi,LI Hai-song,WANG Ji-sheng,et al.Clinical Research on Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(02):236-241. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220294.
Clinical Research on Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common disease in urology and andrology, is mainly manifested as enlarged prostate glands, bladder outlet obstruction, and lower urinary tract symptoms(LUTS), which seriously affects the quality of life of middle-aged and elderly men. This disease falls into the categories of "retention of urine" and "prostatic hypertrophy" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In recent years,many doctors have put forward their understandings of BPH based on academic classics and their clinical experience. Clinical research on the treatment of BPH with TCM has become increasingly abundant. The basic pathogenesis of BPH lies in the disturbance of Qi transformation in the bladder and poor blood circulation due to kidney Qi deficiency in the aged. The disease is located in the kidney and the bladder and is related to the dysfunction of the lung and the kidney. It is basically characterized by deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality. A large number of clinical research reports have proved that TCM is efficient in alleviating the clinical symptoms of BPH patients, improving their quality of life, reducing the volume of the prostate, and decreasing postoperative complications. In addition, the external treatment methods of TCM, such as acupuncture therapy, moxibustion, hot water bathing, acupoint application, anal suppository, and enema therapy, are also widely used in clinical practice, demonstrating the diverse ways of TCM in treating BPH. TCM and western medicine complement each other's advantages in the treatment of BPH, thus enhancing the clinical efficacy and reducing the occurrence of long-term complications. This study reviewed the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment progress of BPH with TCM in recent years, and summarized the current research status. From three aspects of producing high-quality clinical research, standardizing the clinical diagnosis and treatment of TCM, and combining cutting-edge research to explore the mechanism of TCM, it provided suggestions for clinical research on the treatment of BPH with TCM to promote the development and application of TCM in the treatment of this disease.
关键词
良性前列腺增生(BPH)中医药病因病机临床研究评述
Keywords
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)etiology and pathogenesisclinical researchreview
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