Abstract
Chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain affect a significant number of men in the western world. The various factors that appear to play a role in its pathogenesis, including breakdown in the urine–prostate barrier ("leaky prostate syndrome"), chronic inflammation, the role of infectious organisms, and autoimmune and other pathologic factors are considered.
Various natural therapies to address these problems are discussed, including Juniperus communis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Rosmarinus officinalis, Mahonia aquifolium, Berberis haematocarpa, Camellia sinensis, Allium sativum, Hypericum perforatum, Equisetum arvense, Centella asiatica, N-acetylglucosamine, quercetin, bromelain,Secale cereale pollen, Aesculus hippocastanum, Eryngium yuccifolium, Fouquieria splendens, Betula spp., Solidago canadensis, Achillea millefolium, Houttuynia cordata, Larrea tridentata, sitz baths, suppositories, Panax ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, Schisandra chinensis, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Trametes versicolor, Lentinula edodes, Withania somnifera, Passiflora incarnata, Scutellaria lateriflora, and Valeriana sitchensis.
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