![]() Instead, I use the comfrey from my garden, Symphytum uplandica x, also called “Russian” or “blue” comfrey. I don’t use Symphytum officinale, which is often cited, and is associated with alkaloid-overdose of the liver. ![]() ![]() Īn herb that can improve muscle tone in the bladder, ease irritation in the bladder lining and ureters, heal all surfaces, counter inflammation, and create resilient health throughout the urinary system is a true bladder star. If you have prostate cancer and urinary problems - such as a weak stream or difficulty voiding, then radioactive seed therapy (brachytherapy) “may not be ideal” as it often fails to relieve urinary problems and occasionally worsens them. Depending on the severity of the problem, dropperful doses may be used 1-8 hours apart. Saw palmetto berries and pygeum are favorites for men with voiding difficulties, but all offer benefits to everyone. Herbs traditionally used in tinctures to relieve urinary blockages of all kinds include parsley root, buchu leaves, juniper berries, and uva ursi leaves. The modified TCM formula uses cinnamon bark to promote fluid flow, turkey tail mushrooms and dandelion as diuretics, astragalus to increase overall chi, peony root to replenish kidney yin and strengthen the bladder, licorice and dandelion roots to clear bladder heat, fennel seed to bring chi to the Lower Burner, and plantain seeds to clear heat from the Lower Burner and remove Triple Burner dampness. Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners view urinary retention/difficulty voiding as kidney yang deficiency and dysfunction of the Triple Burner. A drop or two of each tincture may be enough. Go slowly, as they can increase urinary output. Homeopathic Zea mays is specific for retention or suppression of urine, and it is suitable for young, old, and in-between.ĭandelion, chickweed, and nettle are three good friends whose leaves and roots work together or alone to increase voiding ease and relieve retention. Catheterization in sterile circumstances is life- (and bladder-) saving. If urination stops completely for several hours, treat as an emergency situation. Trauma during, or from, childbirth, and after prostate or pelvic surgery, can also interfere with the ability to urinate. As much as a cup of urine may be retained even after “emptying”. ![]() The urinary stream may start and stop, be scanty, or feel urgent without much result. If it doesn’t, there may be an obstruction.īecause the prostate gland encircles the urethra (the tube that allows the bladder to empty), when the prostate is swollen, it becomes difficult to empty the bladder. Seriously, though, relaxing deeply can open the valves. ![]()
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