Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy, is a histologic diagnosis characterized by proliferation of the cellular elements of the prostate. Chronic bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secondary to BPH may lead to urinary retention, renal insufficiency, recurrent urinary tract infections, gross hematuria, and bladder calculi. It is believed in
Chinese medicine that this disease belongs to the category of "Retention of Urine". It is mostly caused by weak constitution due to old age in the patients, insufficiency of the kidney qi, abnormal qi transformation, blood stasis in the Lower Energizer, and dysfunction of qi transformation in the bladder. In addition, accumulation of dried blood in the Lower Energizer due to deficiency and loss of yin essence in the kidney by over sexuality can also be one of the main reasons of this disease.
Prostatic hyperplasia attributed to five causes in TCM
Downward Transmission of Dampness and Heat
Lung-Qi Failing to Disperse
Yin Deficiency and Fire Hyperactivity
Deficiency of Kidney Yang
Stasis and Obstruction in Bladder