Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate, often resulting in pain and swelling. 

The main symptoms are: 

Painful urination 

And scanty dark urine; 

Pain in the genital area; 

Low back pain; 

Sexual dysfunction; 

Fatigue and depression; 

The prostate is a reproductive gland located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder. 

The prostate is the main producer of male semen. 

To diagnose prostatitis, a physician must examine the patient's urine and the prostate through the rectal examination. He may also need to Recollect a sample of prostate fluid for analysis. 

Prostatitis can be bacterial, nonbacterial acute and chronic. 

The most common is non-bacterial. Symptoms may include frequent urination and pain in the lumbar region. 

The causes of this type of prostatitis may be stress and irregular sexual activity. 

The treatment for this type of prostatitis may include anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, diet changes, fluid intake, and ejaculating frequently. 

Acute bacterial prostatitis usually results from a bacterium or virus, or sexually transmitted diseases. Symptoms may include fever, pain in lower back, frequent urination and pain during urination, small amounts of urine and iregular urination. 

These types of prostatitis are usually treated with antibiotics, fluids, and treatment for constipation. 

Chronic prostatitis may be bacterial or the result of inflammation of the prostate. 

Symptoms include frequent bladder infections, frequent urination and persistent pain in the abdomen or back. 

This type of prostatitis is usually treated with antibiotics, dietary changes and supplements. 

Treatments Chinese Herbal Medicine: 

A treatment with excellent results is the herbal formula Ba Zheng San . 

The actions of this formula in TCM are: Clear Dampness, heat and clear toxins. Purging pathogenic fire and relieve the stranguria. 

This formula is used primarily to treat symptoms caused by heat in the Lower Jiao, aggravated by strangury hematuria, dysuria, abdominal distension, layer of yellow or red tongue and slippery pulse. 

Among the modern treatments are included: urinary tract infections, cystitis, pyelitis, urolithiasis, prostatitis, kidney stones, etc. 

The ingredients are: 

Da Huang, Gan Cao, Che Qian Zi, Zhu Ling, Qu Mai, Zhi Zi, Hua Shi 

Pharmacology: 

Antibacterial effect: this formula has been shown to have a bacteriostatic effect on gonococcus with minimum inhibitory concentration less than 20 mg / ml. At 100 mg / ml, the formula can kill the gonococcus in 10 minutes, but the formula does not directly inhibits elcolibacillus urinary pathogens, which makes is to inhibit the adhesion of pathogens of urinary tract colibacillus and epithelial cells and therefore has the effect treatment of urinary tract infections caused by urinary pathogens colibacillus. 

When administered to mice with cystopyelonephritis (bladder inflammation)  Ba Zheng San increases urination and eliminates pathogenic bacteria in the urinary tract in the kidney. This formula can also increase the survival rate of rats infected with Proteus colibacilus mice. 

Ba Zheng San  has a bacteriostatic effect on the following bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus coli, Bacillus Proteus bacillus Flexner, Shiga Bacillus, Serratia marcescens, etc. 

Prevention of urinary calculi: in vitro experiments showed that Ba Zheng San  can inhibit or prevent crystallization and prevent the calculation of calcium oxalate is formed. 

Clinical trials: 

106 cases of various urinary tract infections were treated with Ba Zheng San in clinical studies. The results showed that the formula is effective in treating various types of urinary tract infections and prostatitis.