Propolis from prostatitis

Treatment of prostatitis with propolis is currently a new, but, in fact, “well-forgotten old” method of dealing with this unpleasant disease. The beneficial substances contained in propolis are able to have a complex effect on the patient’s body, helping him overcome this insidious disease. Propolis has proven itself well both as a remedy for relieving the symptoms of prostatitis and as a drug that can cope with a large number of diseases that cause it.

Useful properties of propolis for prostatitis

Propolis is a substance of a resinous consistency, which is used by both domestic and wild bees for “construction” work: covering the cracks in the hive, isolating foreign objects, adjusting the width of the notch, partially closing the combs, 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; later they are mixed with bee enzymes.

The color of the product can be very different: from a dark shade of green to brown. At the same time, the color practically does not depend on which tree the insects collected substances from; enzymes play the main role in its coloring. However, of all 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 drug of natural origin. The drug has a lot of medicinal properties, the main of which are 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, which have a very diverse origin.

Currently, two main causes of prostatitis are considered:

• congestion in the pelvis (having a variety of reasons – from a sedentary lifestyle to a decrease in immunity);
• infectious (practically all diseases of the urogenital area, as well as most chronic diseases that are not associated with it, but are of an infectious nature).

The peculiarity of prostatitis is that this disease for the body is not fatal or even critical. However, unpleasant pain and the inability to have a normal sex life turn the existence of millions of men into real suffering.

In any case, the treatment of prostatitis is symptomatic and takes place against the background of the elimination of the main cause of the disease (or its relief). The beneficial properties of propolis in prostatitis and prostate adenoma are due to its composition.

The product contains more than 200 substances, of which more than 3/4 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. The glycines and valines that are part of 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;
• with secondary infections associated with prostatitis, the antifungal and antibacterial effects of the drug will be important;
• the tool is able to reduce spasms, improve blood circulation and stimulate the formation of integuments and cells of the prostate gland with prostatitis;
• pain is relieved – one of the most unpleasant symptoms of prostatitis;
• a restorative 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 at present there are 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 in adenoma is expressed as follows:

• suppression of pathological cells and prevention of the transition of a benign formation to a malignant one;
• saturation of the body with antioxidants that counteract the oxidation of intracellular fats and the appearance of cancer cells;
• general strengthening effect on the immune system, stimulating additional protective functions of the body;
• improvement of the work of other endocrine glands.

The effectiveness of the treatment of prostatitis with propolis at home

The use of propolis for prostatitis has a complex effect and can be carried out independently at home. In this case, both various methods of treatment 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 for treatment at once: it is believed that propolis tincture on alcohol for prostatitis will be less effective if candles are not used at the same time.

How to treat prostate adenoma and prostatitis with propolis

Treatment with propolis of prostatitis and prostate adenoma can be done in one of the following ways, or a combination of them:

• the use of tinctures for prostatitis on alcohol;
• the use of tinctures without the use of ethanol;
• use of ointments;
• the use of propolis oil;
• application for prostatitis or adenoma of propolis suppositories.

These methods and means of treatment can be used either alone or in combination with other medicinal products of classical medicine, homeopathic medicine or in combination with each other.

How to take propolis tincture for prostatitis

Treatment of prostatitis with propolis on alcohol is one of the oldest and most proven ways to combat this disease. The main advantage in the use of this drug is its long shelf life, reaching up to 1 year.

Alcohol tincture is prepared as follows:

1. Take 500 ml of 96% ethanol solution and up to 150 g of well-purified propolis.
2. Propolis is crushed as much as possible. It is advisable to do this in a wooden or stone mortar, and not with a metal mortar, mixer or blender, so that the propolis active substances do not come into contact with the metal.
3. Crushed propolis is placed in an opaque bottle or any other container that it is desirable to wrap in foil.
4. The container is tightly sealed with a lid, wrapped in a warm blanket or blanket and placed in a dark place.
5. Shake the contents of the container once every day.
6. After a week, the tincture is removed in the refrigerator, where it stays for another 4 days.
7. 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 a tincture with water:

1. Take 100 g of propolis and 300 ml of water and mix in a container with a wide neck.
2. 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.
3. After a water bath, the liquid is infused for about 8 hours.

Next, instructions will be given for the use of propolis tincture for prostatitis:

On alcohol:

• daily it is necessary to use 10 drops 3 times a day before meals;
• tincture before use can be mixed with water or milk;
• the course of treatment is one month.

Without alcohol:

• tincture is consumed three times a day before or after meals;
• single dose is 40-50 ml;
• since the shelf life of tincture on water, even in the refrigerator, is 2 days, it should be renewed every other day;
• the duration of the course of treatment is 1 month.

When creating a tincture on 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 manufacture of an oil preparation for treatment is as follows:

• the oil is heated to 80-100 ° C;
• then propolis is added to it;
• after the addition of propolis, the container with the oil is placed in a water bath, where the mixture is thoroughly mixed 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 a period of 5-10 minutes. During the administration of the enema, the patient should be in a knee-elbow position.

After the introduction of the enema, you should lie on your stomach and lie on it for 5 minutes. Next, you need to roll over on 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 per month (one per day) are done during the treatment.

Oil enemas for prostatitis have proven themselves in treatment in combination with herbal baths.

How to treat prostatitis with propolis with honey

Honey mixture with propolis is used in a natural way – by eating. Despite the remoteness of the eating point 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 remedy is used in a course, the duration of treatment is 1 month, 10 ml 3 times a day for 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 impact 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;
• 2 g of cocoa butter are added to the resulting composition;
• candles are formed from the mass.

Alternative recipe:

• 200 g of lanolin and 50 g of propolis are mixed in a water bath;
• add 50 g of wax;
• the mixture is thoroughly mixed and candles are formed from it.

Candles during treatment are administered rectally 1 time per day at any convenient time.

Duration of treatment – no more than 3 weeks. It must be followed by a break of at least 2 months.

Противопоказания

The healing properties of propolis allow it to be used for prostatitis and adenoma, however, when using these drugs, one should not forget about contraindications.

There is only one contraindication for this remedy – individual intolerance.

Unlike honey, this bee product is not an allergen and does not cause pseudo-allergies in the treatment of cases.

Safety measures

However, when treating with propolis, certain precautions should be observed. Despite the fact that the short-term use of the drug does not cause allergic reactions and allows it to be classified as a non-toxic drug, it is not known how this folk remedy will behave during long-term therapy.

This is especially true at the present time, when the number of patients using propolis therapy is increasing every year. Everything is complicated by the fact that often in the treatment of the same disease, simply gigantic doses of this drug are introduced into the body, and different ways of getting it 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;
• allergic to bee venom.

Patients suffering from these diseases are not recommended to carry out 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 completely cure prostatitis, 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.