Clinical manifestations of Qi deficiency type benign prostatic hyperplasia:
Difficulty in urination, feeling of incomplete emptying, anal prolapse, lack of energy, weak speech, pale tongue, thin white coating, weak pulse.
【Astragalus and Carp Soup】
Ingredients: 60g astragalus root, 1 fresh carp.
Method: Cook the carp with the astragalus root.
Benefits: Tonifies Qi, lifts Yang, and promotes diuresis.
Usage: Drink the soup and eat the fish meat.
【Date and Rice Porridge】
Ingredients: 30g dates, 100g glutinous rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Method: Cook the dates and glutinous rice with water until the porridge is formed, then add rock sugar and mix well.
Benefits: Tonifies the spleen and stomach.
Usage: Eat on an empty stomach.
【Coix Seed Medicinal Porridge】
Ingredients: 10g Codonopsis pilosula, 120g coix seed, 120g astragalus root, 12g ginger, 10g dates.
Method: Wrap the Codonopsis pilosula and astragalus root in a cloth bag, soak the dates in cold water, put them in a pot with the coix seed, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add crushed ginger, and simmer over low heat until the coix seed is cooked. Remove the cloth bag.
Benefits: Tonifies the spleen, benefits Qi, and lifts Yang.
Usage: Eat the porridge on an empty stomach while it is still hot.
