TCM Dialectical Treatment of Frequent Urinary Disease

Frequent urination is very common in daily life. The causes of frequent urination can generally be divided into physiological and pathological. The latter is particularly complicated and has a great impact on the patient's life. There are many ways to treat frequent urination. In order to obtain the best treatment effect, many patients hope to use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment. So, what are the traditional Chinese medicine dialectical treatment methods for frequent urination? Let’s take a look below.

1. Spleen and Kidney Deficiency

Symptoms: frequent urination, but without pain or fever, especially at night, cold body and limbs, or pain in the lower abdomen, pale tongue, and thin pulse. It is more common in the elderly and patients with prostatic hyperplasia.

Treatment principle: tonify the kidney and replenish qi, remove blood stasis and relieve stranguria.

Prescription: 30 grams each of Astragalus, Codonopsis, and Vaccaria, 15 grams each of Rehmannia, Cornus, Prunus Persica, Red Peony Root, and Eupatorium, 3 grams each of Cimicifuga and Bupleurum.

2. Yin deficiency and internal heat

Symptoms: Frequent urination, especially during the day, accompanied by distension and pain in the lower abdomen, soreness of the waist and knees, frequent dreams and insomnia, nocturnal emission, tinnitus, dry mouth, pale red tongue, scanty coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. Common in patients with chronic prostatitis.

Treatment principle: Nourish the kidney and clear the heart, remove blood stasis and cool the blood.

Prescription: 30 grams of fenugreek, 20 grams of yam, 15 grams each of phellodendron, anemarrhena, rehmannia, cornus fruit, and peach kernel, and 12 grams each of astragalus, glossy privet fruit, and cnidium monnieri.

3. Liver depression and qi stagnation

Symptoms: Frequent urination during sexual excitement or after sexual intercourse, accompanied by pain in the perineum, lower abdomen, and testicles, emotional anxiety, dark red tongue, less coating, and a stringy pulse. Common in patients with chronic prostatitis.

Treatment principle: Soothe the liver and promote qi circulation, cool the blood and relieve stranguria.

Prescription: 15 grams each of tangerine seed, Toosendan fruit, litchi seed, Sophora japonica flower, white peony root, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Scutellaria baicalensis, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 5 grams each of Bupleurum and Coptis chinensis.

4. Dampness and Heat Accumulation

Symptoms: frequent urination, accompanied by urgency, pain, burning sensation during urination, turbid white urine at the end, red tongue, thin yellow fur, and slippery and rapid pulse. It is common in patients with urethritis, cystitis or bladder stones.

Treatment principle: Clear away dampness and heat.

． Prescription: 25 grams of talc, 15 grams each of Polygonum cuspidatum, Smilax glabra, and Taraxacum officinale, 10 grams each of Phellodendron chinense, Gardenia jasminoides, Polygonum multiflorum, Dianthus superbus, Red peony root, Prunus persica, and Plantago seed, 5 grams each of Rhubarb and Licorice.

Usage of the above prescription: Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water and taken in 3 doses.