Cinnamon and Plantain Seed Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 8.，Fire in the bladder causes obstruction, resulting in cloudy, white urine resembling rice-washing water or leaking roof water; pain may feel like a knife cut or a prick of a needle; urine output is scant and intermittent; and there is urgency after a bowel movement.
Cinnamon and Plantain Seed Decoction
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Formulas Name : Cinnamon and Plantain Seed Decoction
Chinese Name : 桂车汤
Drug Formulation
Plantain seeds 1 liang, Cinnamon bark 3 fen, Anemarrhena rhizome 1 qian, Wangbuliu Xing 2 qian.
Source
From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 8.
Benefits
Fire in the bladder causes obstruction, resulting in cloudy, white urine resembling rice-washing water or leaking roof water; pain may feel like a knife cut or a prick of a needle; urine output is scant and intermittent; and there is urgency after a bowel movement.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. One dose will relieve the obstruction.
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Cinnamon and Plantain Seed Decoction,Fire in the bladder causes obstruction, resulting in cloudy, white urine resembling rice-washing water or leaking roof water; pain may feel like a knife cut or a prick of a needle; urine output is scant and intermittent; and there is urgency after a bowel movement.