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Platycodon
Botanical name
Platycodon grandiflorum
Family
Campanulaceae
Pin yin name
Jie Geng
Pin yin description
(This herb has a very large flower, but a relatively short (jie) stalk (geng))
Other common names
Balloon Flower, Giant Balloon Flower
Part used
Root
(collected in spring and autumn, with rootlets removed and outer bark stripped off)
Taste
Bitter, Pungent
Nature
Neutral
Traditional Chinese uses
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
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
Coughing that produces blood-tinged mucus
Formulas
Forsythia +8 (Changing Seasons)
Nepeta +12 (Changing Seasons)
Scute +10 (Changing Seasons)
Perilla Leaf +11 (Changing Seasons)
Bamboo & Ginseng +11 (Fast Living)
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine
Last updated
18 Nov 2002



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