Prostatic Hyperplasia and Chronic ProstatitisOne study treated 106 patients of senile prostatic hyperplasia with Qian Lie Shu Wan (oral administration, one bolus each time, three times a day). Four weeks constituted one course of treatment. The results showed that after 1 to 2 courses of treatment, 23 patients experienced complete resolution, 34 patients significantly improved, 33 patients improved, and 16 patients did not respond to the treatment, a total effective rate of 84.9%. In relieving the main symptoms of the disease, such as frequency of micturition and bradyuria, the treatment had an effective rate above 90%.(
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One study treated 30 cases each of prostatic hyperplasia and of chronic prostatitis (oral administration, one bolus each time, three times a day). A control group of 21 cases (8 cases of prostatic hyperplasia and 13 cases of prostatitis) took Qian Lie Kang orally, 3 tablets at a time, three times a day. One course of treatment lasted a month for both groups. One to two courses of treatment were given. Of the treatment and control groups, 17 and 2 cases respectively, were resolved, 20 and 4 cases respectively, significantly improved, 19 and 10 cases respectively, improved, and 4 and 5 cases respectively, did not respond to the treatment, with a total effective rate of 93.3% and 76.2%, respectively.(4)
Another study treated 238 cases of chronic prostatitis with this formula, and reported 58% of the patients were either resolved or significantly improved, and overall, the treatment was effective on 86.2% of the patients. (5)