| Platycodon |
| Platycodon grandiflorum | | Campanulaceae | | Jie Geng | | (This herb has a very large flower, but a relatively short (jie) stalk (geng)) | | Balloon Flower, Giant Balloon Flower | | Root (collected in spring and autumn, with rootlets removed and outer bark stripped off) | | Bitter, Pungent | | Neutral | | Open inhibited lung qi, transform phlegm, drain pus | | Traditional Chinese applications |
| Cough with profuse sputum, difficult expectoration, and full sensation in the chest; throat pain or loss of voice; chest pain associated with lung heat, producing thick yellow phlegm | | Possible unwanted effects |
| None noted | | None reported | | TCM and other contraindications |
| Coughing that produces blood-tinged mucus | | Forsythia +8 (Changing Seasons) Nepeta +12 (Changing Seasons) Scute +10 (Changing Seasons) Perilla Leaf +11 (Changing Seasons) Bamboo & Ginseng +11 (Fast Living) | | Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine | | 18 Nov 2002 |
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