Urinary tract infection is a general term for inflammation of the urinary system such as pyelonephritis, cystitis, and urethritis. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "gonorrhea". Commonly used Chinese patent medicines for treating urinary tract infections include: Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Zhibai Dihuang Pills, Sanjin Tablets, Niuganning Granules, Daochi Pills, etc.

What are the special and single prescriptions for treating urinary tract infections, and what are their respective efficacy?

In order to explore new ways to treat urinary tract infections, some scholars have focused on the cause and pathogenesis of this disease. In a certain aspect or a certain link of the pathology, a self-made special prescription or addition or subtraction of ancient prescriptions has been used to treat the disease and has achieved certain effects. The literature materials are excerpted as follows: ① Sophora flavescens Tonglin Decoction (self-made prescription): Sophora flavescens, Bupleurum, Cortex Phellodendron, Ginger, Purslane, Shiwei. Fifty cases of urinary tract infections were treated, including 40 acute and 10 chronic. 48 cases were cured. The patients took a small dose of 3 doses and a maximum of 15 doses. Generally, the clinical symptoms disappeared after 6 doses and the urine test was normal. ② Corn silk was added above to treat 120 cases of acute urinary tract infection, and the efficacy was better than that of the Western medicine control group. ③ Tonglin and Lishi decoction (self-made recipe): Shuanghua, Forsythia suspensa, Shiwei, phage, Phellodendron, Phellodendron, Imperata root, watermelon rind, cucumber rind, white cardamom kernel, Akebia bark, licorice. 160 cases of acute pyelonephritis were treated, 86 cases were cured, and the total effective rate was 86.2%. ④After 3 days of infusion, give tiger-chew mixture: polygonum cuspidatum, Daqingye, plantain, agrimony, diffusa, white peony root, and astragalus, 1 to 2 doses per day, 21 cases were treated, 18 cases were cured, and 3 cases improved. , 100% effective. ⑤Basic prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine: Plantago, Alisma, Shiwei, Cortex Phellodendri, Rubia, Rehmannia glutinosa, Dibu and Houttuynia cordata. Treated 34 cases of chronic pyelonephritis, with an effective rate of 73.5%, and there was no significant difference in efficacy from the Western medicine control group (P>0.01). ⑥ Recipe for nourishing qi, nourishing the kidneys, and treating stranguria: astragalus, dangshen, poria, dodder, golden cherry, achyranthes root, money grass, gardenia, and phylloxera. Treated 10 cases of L-type bacterial urinary tract infection, 7 cases were cured and 3 cases improved. (Note: L?-type bacteria are mutant bacteria produced due to cell wall defects during the process of bacteria and mutation. The formation and pathogenicity in the body are related to the body's immune status.) ⑦ 250 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, stir-fried, add 600 mL of water and fry Take 400 mL of the medicinal solution, add 100 grams of brown sugar, and take it once. 16 cases were cured after taking the medicine once, 4 cases were cured twice, and 28 cases were cured twice. The cure rate was 71.4%. No toxic or side effects were found, which may be related to frying. . ⑧Crush 20 to 30 grams of toochean seeds, boil it twice in water, mix the two concoctions, and take it in the morning and evening. It is effective in treating this disease. ⑨ Self-made prescription: honeysuckle, plantain, eclipta, and motherwort. Take 1 dose per day, decoct in water, take 2 to 3 times, and treat more than 20 cases with good effect. ?10? Use 30-60 grams of the whole plant of Pteris sibiricum, 15 grams of rock sugar, 1 dose per day, thickly decoct, take 2 times for 3-5 days, many cases of acute urinary tract infection have been treated and all recovered. ?11? Decoction 120-150 grams of purslane (500 grams of fresh product) and 90 grams of brown sugar. After taking the medicine, lie in bed and sweat. 11 cases of acute urethritis, 29 cases of cystourethritis, and 13 cases of pyelonephritis were treated, and all were cured. This medicine has no side effects and should not be avoided by those with spleen deficiency. ?12? 15g honeysuckle, 15g isatis root, 30g Houttuynia cordata, 12g Plantago, 12g Alisma, 12g Qumai, 9g Sea Jinsha, 6g Licorice root. Decoct in water, take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 times. Thirty-two cases of acute urinary tract infection were treated and 31 cases were cured. ?13? 15 grams of gourd tea, 15 grams of sea golden sand, 24 grams of gourd leaves, 30 grams of money grass, and 9 grams of peach kernels. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times. 24 cases of urinary tract infection were treated and 20 cases were cured. ?14? 20 to 30 Paulownia flowers (pedunculated, fresh or dried), boil in water, discard the flowers, take once, 1 dose in the morning and evening, treated more than 30 cases of acute cystitis, more than 100% of the medicine Symptoms disappeared after 2 doses. ?15? 30 grams of talc, 5 grams of licorice. ***Grind into powder, divide into 6 portions, take 2 times a day, 1 portion each time. Ten cases of urethritis were treated and all recovered. ?16? Prescriptions for sitz bath: Sophora flavescens, Achyranthes bidentata, Cortex Phellodendron, Cnidium monnieri, and alum. One dose per day, 2 sitz baths, combined with oral medication, is effective in treating frequent urinary tract infections.

In order to make it easier for patients to take it, some doctors make the effective prescription into granules to treat this disease, and the effect is satisfactory. ① Shen Ji Ning granules: Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Phellodendron cypress, Rhizoma barbadensis, Qumai, wax gourd peel, Hedyotis diffusa, Bupleurum, Plantago seed, dandelion, Rehmannia glutinosa. One bag each time, 2 to 3 times a day, 22 cases of acute urinary tract infection were treated with a total effective rate of 86.4%, and 48 cases of chronic urinary tract infection were treated with a total effective rate of 79.2%.

② Make the granules of Hedyotis diffusa, Daqingye, Asteria striata, Qumai, and Xianxiu, etc., each containing 25 grams of native medicine, 1 packet each time, 2 to 3 times a day, with a total effectiveness of 91.64%. ③ Miyankang granules: Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, Diguchi bark, Plantago seed, Echeveria seed, Motherwort, Grass root, Hedyotis diffusa, Licorice, 1 bag each time, 2 times a day, to treat chronic urinary disease There were 31 cases of systemic infection, 24 cases were cured, and 5 cases improved. 19 cases were followed up for 2 years, and 17 cases were cured.

What are the convenient self-treatment methods for treating urinary tract infection?

Simple self-therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is developed by traditional Chinese medicine doctors based on traditional principles and prescriptions and combined with long-term clinical practice. It has the characteristics of simple method, safe and effective, palatable, easy to take for a long time, fully absorbed, and contained in food. It can play a good auxiliary therapeutic role and is easy for home use. It is the crystallization of folk medical experience. Here are several types of self-treatment conveniences for urinary tract infections:

(1) Medicinal tea therapy

① 100 grams each of grass root and plantain. Add water to decoct, add a little sugar, and use soup instead of tea. The above is the daily amount.

② 100 grams each of corn root and corn cob. Decoct in water to remove residue, add appropriate amount of sugar, and drink instead of tea. The above is the daily amount.

③Appropriate amount of barley stems, leaves and roots (about 250 grams of fresh grass, half of hay). Add water to decoct and remove residue, and drink as soup instead of tea. The above is the daily amount.

④ 30 grams each of fresh bamboo leaves and grass roots. Chop the grass roots into small pieces, add bamboo leaves and grass roots according to the size of the porcelain cup, brew with boiling water, cover the cup tightly, soak for more than 10 minutes, and drink frequently instead of tea. The above is the daily amount. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine" recipe)

⑤ 1 fresh bitter melon and 1 pinch of green tea. Cut the upper end of the bitter melon. Remove the pulp, add green tea, and hang the melon in a cool and ventilated place to dry. Wash and dry the outside, chop the tea leaves into pieces, and mix well. Take 10 grams each time, put it into a thermos cup and brew it with boiling water, close the lid tightly, soak for 10 minutes, and drink it as tea. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine" prescription)

The above medicinal tea is suitable for acute urinary tract infections.

(2) Medicinal porridge therapy

① 50 grams of fresh plantain leaves, 100 grams of japonica rice, and 1 stem of green onion. Wash the plantain leaves and chop them into small pieces, boil them with scallions in water and remove the residue, then add the japonica rice and cook it into porridge, and eat it in portions according to the amount. ("Shengji Zonglu" recipe)

② 50 grams of talc, 30 grams of Qumai, and 100 grams of japonica rice. First wrap the talc with gauze, then boil it with Qumai in water to extract the juice. Use the juice to cook the rice into porridge, and eat it in portions according to the amount. (Recipe from "New Book of Longevity and Elderly Care")

③ 30 grams each of Kochia kochia and Haijinsha, 10 grams licorice, and 100 grams japonica rice. Boil kochia, sea golden sand and licorice in water. After boiling for half an hour, filter and extract the juice. Use the juice to cook rice to make porridge. Serve as desired.

④ 200 grams of fresh grass roots and 100 grams of japonica rice. Wash the grass roots, add an appropriate amount of water, boil for half an hour, filter and extract the juice, use the juice to cook the rice into porridge, and eat it in portions according to the amount. ("Filling the gap behind the elbow")

⑤ 200 grams of Liuyi powder and 150 grams of japonica rice. Wrap the Liuyi Powder in gauze, add water to the japonica rice and cook the porridge. After the porridge is ready, remove the gauze wrap and eat it in portions.

⑥50 grams of bamboo leaf vegetables (also known as commelina) and 100 grams of japonica rice. Wash the bamboo leaf vegetables and boil them in water to extract the juice. Use the juice to cook rice into porridge. You can add a little sugar to taste and eat it in portions within one day.

The above medicinal porridge prescriptions are all suitable for acute urinary tract infections.

(3) Vegetarian therapy

① 1 watermelon and an appropriate amount of tomatoes. Remove the pulp from the watermelon, blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, peel them, twist the watermelon pulp and tomato flesh with clean gauze, squeeze out the juice, and eat as much as you like.

② 500 grams each of fresh sugar cane and fresh lotus root. Wash the sugar cane, peel and chop it, remove the segments and chop the fresh lotus root. After mixing, put it into a mortar, add a little water and mash it, then wrap it in clean gauze to extract the juice. Dissolve with warm water and drink.

The above two prescriptions are suitable for acute urinary tract infections.

(4) Ointment therapy

① 150 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa and Chinese yam, 100 grams each of cornus root, paeonol bark, Alisma and Poria cocos, Plantain Seed and Liuyi Powder each 150 grams, honey 500 grams. Add an appropriate amount of water to the rehmannia glutinosa and other medicines, simmer over low heat to extract the juice, then add water to decoct the two juices, combine the filtered juices, heat and concentrate until thick, pour in honey, boil, remove from the heat, put in a dry bottle and store in a sealed container. Take 2 spoons each time, 3 times a day, with boiled water.

(Suitable for chronic urinary tract infection)

② 1000 grams of Liuyi powder and 500 grams of honey. Add water to simmer Liuyi Powder for 1 hour, filter out the juice, heat and concentrate until thick, pour in honey and boil, cool and store. Take 3 tablespoons each time, 3 times a day, with boiled water. (Applicable to acute urinary tract infections)

What are the commonly used and effective traditional Chinese medicines against urinary tract infections?

Treatment of urinary tract infection through syndrome differentiation is a traditional treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine. On the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment, we often also use some traditional Chinese medicines that have proven antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects through Western medicine. These traditional Chinese medicines also have the effect of clearing away heat and promoting dampness.

(1) Bupleurum: It has an inhibitory effect on E. coli and has a good antipyretic effect on people with urinary fever and fever.

(2) Alisma: It has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

(3) Scutellaria baicalensis: It has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

(4) Violadidin: It has inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Chinese medicines that have antibacterial effects on Escherichia coli include: Andrographis paniculata, Sijiqingqing, rhubarb, honeysuckle, commelina, purslane, Qulian, Prunella vulgaris, ? grass, Sophora flavescens, coptis, Plantain, Anemarrhena, Eucommia ulmoides, Polygonatum, raw licorice, etc.

In addition to the above-mentioned drugs, clinically, the following drugs are often used with better effects of clearing heat, diluting water and treating stranguria:

(1) Plantago seed: sweet, cold and diuretic. Does not hurt Yin.

(2) Talc: It is a commonly used medicine for treating damp-heat stranguria syndrome, and is often used in combination with Tongcao.

(3) Tongcao: It can dilute water and conduct heat downwards. It is often used with talc and bamboo leaves.

(4) Bianzhu: It can clear away dampness and heat in the lower Jiao, diuretic and relieve stranguria. It is often used with Qumai and Talc.

(5) Cortex Phellodendron: It is a bitter-cold and damp-drying medicine, suitable for damp-heat in the lower burner. It is often used in combination with Anemarrhenae.

(6) Shiwei: It is a sweet and cold diuretic medicine with faster and better effects.

Wish you a speedy recovery