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Treatment of prostatitis with propolis is currently a new, but, in fact, “well forgotten old” method of combating this unpleasant disease. The beneficial substances contained in propolis can have a complex effect on the patient’s body, helping him overcome this insidious disease. Propolis has proven itself well both as a means of relieving the symptoms of prostatitis and as a drug that can cope with a large number of diseases that cause it.
Beneficial properties of propolis for prostatitis
Propolis is a substance with a resinous consistency, which is used by both domestic and wild bees for “construction” work: sealing cracks in the hive, isolating foreign objects, adjusting the width of the entrance, partially closing honeycombs, etc.
In fact, propolis is a complex multicomponent substance consisting of sticky substances. These substances are collected by insects from the spring buds of trees; they are subsequently mixed with bee enzymes.
The color of the product can be very different: from a dark shade of green to brown. Moreover, the color practically does not depend on which tree the insects collected the substances from; enzymes play the main role in its coloring. However, of all the trees, bees most often prefer to collect sticky substances from birch, poplar and alder as raw materials for propolis.
Since propolis is a waste product of domestic bees, it is classified as a medicinal product of natural origin. The drug has a lot of medicinal properties, the main ones being bactericidal, analgesic and anti-inflammatory.
These and other properties allow the drug to be used in the treatment of many diseases, one of which is prostatitis. This term refers to various inflammatory processes of the prostate gland in men, having a wide variety of origins.
Currently, two main causes of prostatitis are considered:
- congestion in the pelvis (which has a variety of causes - from a sedentary lifestyle to decreased immunity);
- infectious (almost all diseases of the genitourinary system, as well as most chronic diseases not related to it, but of an infectious nature).
The peculiarity of prostatitis is that this disease is not fatal or even critical for the body.However, unpleasant pain and the inability to lead a normal sex life turn the existence of millions of men into real suffering.
In any case, treatment of prostatitis is symptomatic and takes place against the background of eliminating the main cause of the disease (or stopping it). The beneficial properties of propolis for prostatitis and prostate adenoma are due to its composition.
The product contains more than 200 substances, more than 3/4 of which are biologically active. Conventionally, all organic substances contained in the product can be divided into the following components:
- aromatic acids and plant polyphenols – 50%;
- wax – 30%;
- essential oils and amino acids – 20%.
Propolis also contains the following mineral components:
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- zinc;
- potassium;
- iron;
- phosphorus.
Of the organic compounds, flavonoids and kaempferols, which have antibacterial, analgesic and antioxidant effects, should be especially noted. Glycine and valine contained in propolis remove toxic substances from the body. Prolines and lysines have an antiviral effect and normalize the functioning of internal organs.
The therapeutic effect of propolis on the body with prostatitis is as follows:
- it has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, which is especially important for reducing the symptoms of prostatitis;
- for secondary infections accompanying prostatitis, the antifungal and antibacterial effects of the drug will be important;
- the product is able to reduce spasms, improve blood circulation and stimulate the formation of integument and cells of the prostate gland during prostatitis;
- pain is relieved - one of the most unpleasant symptoms of prostatitis;
- a general strengthening effect is produced on the body weakened by prostatitis and its primary cause.
Often prostatitis is a precursor or consequence of another genitourinary disease - prostate adenoma or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Just like prostatitis, it is a purely male disease. This is a benign tumor that leads to stratification of prostate tissue and its increase in size. And although there are currently many effective ways to treat it thanks to classical medicine, the use of propolis for adenoma will also be useful.
The therapeutic effect of propolis for adenoma is expressed in the following:
- suppression of pathological cells and preventing the transition of benign to malignant;
- saturating the body with antioxidants that counteract the oxidation of intracellular fats and the appearance of cancer cells;
- a general strengthening effect on the immune system, stimulating additional protective functions of the body;
- improving the functioning of other endocrine glands.
The effectiveness of treating prostatitis with propolis at home
The use of propolis for prostatitis has a complex effect and can be done independently at home. In this case, both various treatment methods and various methods of introducing the drug into the body (tincture, suppositories, ointments, etc.) can be used.
In some cases, it is recommended to use several remedies at once for treatment: it is believed that propolis tincture with alcohol for prostatitis will be less effective if suppositories are not used at the same time.
How to treat prostate adenoma and prostatitis with propolis
Treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma with propolis can be done in one of the following ways, or a combination of them:
- using alcohol-based tinctures for prostatitis;
- use of tinctures without the use of ethanol;
- use of ointments;
- use of propolis oil;
- use of propolis suppositories for prostatitis or adenoma.
These methods and means of treatment can be used either alone or in interaction with other drugs of classical medicine, homeopathic medicine or in combination with each other.
How to take propolis tincture for prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis with propolis in alcohol is one of the oldest and most proven ways to combat this disease. The main advantage of using this drug is its long shelf life, up to 1 year.
An alcohol tincture is prepared as follows:
- Take 500 ml of a 96% ethanol solution and up to 150 g of well-purified propolis.
- Propolis is crushed as much as possible. It is advisable to do this in a wooden or stone mortar, rather than using a metal mortar, mixer or blender, so that the active substances of propolis do not come into contact with the metal.
- Crushed propolis is placed in an opaque bottle or any other container, which is preferably wrapped in foil.
- The container is tightly sealed with a lid, wrapped in a warm blanket or blanket and placed in a dark place.
- Every day you need to shake the contents of the container once.
- After a week, the tincture is put into the refrigerator, where it remains for another 4 days.
- The prostatitis tincture should be filtered and stored in the refrigerator.
Propolis tincture for prostatitis can be made without the use of alcohol.Its effectiveness is no less than alcohol, but it can be stored for a relatively short time - a maximum of two days.
Making tincture with water:
- Take 100 g of propolis and 300 ml of water and mix in a wide-neck container.
- After the mixing process is completed (and, given the properties of propolis, it can last quite a long time), the container is placed in a water bath and thermally treated for about 60 minutes.
- After the water bath, the liquid is infused for about 8 hours.
Below are instructions for using propolis tincture for prostatitis:
For alcohol:
- daily you need to take 10 drops 3 times a day before meals;
- The tincture can be mixed with water or milk before use;
- the course of treatment is one month.
Alcohol free:
- The tincture is consumed three times a day before or after meals;
- the single dose is 40-50 ml;
- since the shelf life of the tincture in water, even in the refrigerator, is 2 days, it should be renewed every other day;
- The duration of treatment is 1 month.
When creating a tincture with water, it is not recommended to make it more than 300 ml, since the consumption of the drug per day is 120-150 ml, and the unused tincture will have to be thrown away.
Propolis oil for prostatitis
To prepare propolis oil for treatment, you will need the following ingredients:
- vegetable oil (any) – 200 ml;
- propolis – 30 g.
The preparation of an oil preparation for treatment proceeds as follows:
- the oil is heated to 80-100 °C;
- then propolis is added to it;
- After adding propolis, the container with oil is placed in a water bath, where the mixture is thoroughly stirred for 10 minutes or until it becomes completely homogeneous.
The oil is then cooled and used in various ways. One of these methods for prostatitis is the use of enemas. To do this, 25-30 ml of propolis oil is injected into the rectum for 5-10 minutes. During the administration of the enema, the patient should be in a knee-elbow position.
After administering the enema, you should lie on your stomach and lie on it for 5 minutes. Next, you need to roll over onto your back, placing a pillow under your feet, and lie in this position for another 5 minutes.
In total, up to three dozen such procedures are performed per month (one per day) during treatment.
Oil enemas for prostatitis have proven themselves well when used in combination with herbal baths.
How to treat prostatitis with propolis and honey
Honey mixture with propolis is used in a natural way - through consumption. Despite the remoteness of the point of food intake from the location of the prostate, this remedy produces a complex effect on the body, due to the fact that the absorption of propolis occurs in the intestines along with honey.
The preparation of the food mixture is carried out as follows: propolis is mixed together with bee honey in a ratio of 1 to 10 for half an hour in a water bath.
The drug is used in a course, the duration of treatment is 1 month, 10 ml 3 times a day, half an hour before meals.
Rectal suppositories with propolis for prostatitis and prostate adenoma
Treatment of prostatitis and hyperplasia with propolis will be most effective when using rectal suppositories.In this case, the effect of propolis will be carried out directly on the source of the disease.
Recipe for making candles:
- take 100 g of propolis extract and evaporate 40 g of dry matter from it;
- this substance is diluted with 200 g of medical alcohol;
- add 2 g of cocoa butter to the resulting composition;
- Candles are formed from the mass.
Alternative recipe:
- mix 200 g of lanolin and 50 g of propolis in a water bath;
- add 50 g of wax;
- The mixture is thoroughly mixed and candles are formed from it.
During treatment, suppositories are administered rectally once a day at any convenient time.
The duration of treatment is no more than 3 weeks. This should be followed by a break of at least 2 months.
Contraindications
The medicinal properties of propolis allow it to be used for prostatitis and adenoma, however, when using these remedies, one should not forget about contraindications.
There is only one contraindication for this product – individual intolerance.
Unlike honey, this bee product is not an allergen and does not cause cases of pseudo-allergy during treatment.
Precautionary measures
However, when treating with propolis, certain precautions should be taken. Despite the fact that short-term use of the drug does not cause allergic reactions and allows it to be classified as a non-toxic drug, it is unknown how this folk remedy will behave during long-term therapy.
This is especially true now, when the number of patients using propolis therapy is increasing every year.Everything is further complicated by the fact that often, when treating the same disease, simply gigantic doses of this drug are injected into the body, and different routes of its entry into the body are used.
Also, no studies have been conducted related to the reaction to propolis in patients suffering from the following diseases:
- eczema;
- diabetes;
- asthma;
- allergy to bee venom.
Patients suffering from these diseases are not recommended to undergo too long courses of therapy with propolis. And if such a desire nevertheless arises, then it is better to do all the procedures under the supervision of a specialist.
Conclusion
Treatment of prostatitis with propolis is one of the new ways to combat this disease. The substances contained in propolis can, if not cure prostatitis completely, then at least significantly alleviate the patient’s condition. Of all the traditional medicine in the treatment of prostatitis, this drug is one of the most effective.
