ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Balloonflower Root
Balloonflower Root. Class: For desolving phlegm, stopping cougth, and soothing breathing. Properties: Mild; Pungent; Bitter. Meridians: Lung; Stomach
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Jie Geng
δΈζε (Chinese)
η½ζ‘ζ’
Latin Name
Radix Platycodi
English Name
Balloonflower Root
Alias Names
符θ°η½θ―ε©ε¦ζ’θε’θΉζΏεΎθ δΈηΊͺθ¦ζ’θ¦ζ‘ζ’倧θ―θ¦θζ Ή
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Mild; Pungent; Bitter
Meridians (ε½η»)
Lung; Stomach
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
εζεη±» (CN)
εη°θ―
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
To relieve cought, to soothe sore throat, and to promote expectoration and discharge of pus.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Cough with profuse phlegm, swelling pain in throat, pulmonary welling abscess with hacking of pus and blood, fullness in chest and rib-side pain, dysentery, dribbling urinary block.
Clinical Manifestations
1. small dosage of platycodoside, one of its active components, can increase secretion of respiratory tract and promote expectoration.2. platycodoside may also serve as a sedative, an analgesic and an antipyretic.3. its decoction inhibits the growth of st
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π Sample References
PMID 35038566
Exploring the effects of different processing techniques on the composition and biological activity of Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. by metabonomics and pharmacologic design
J Ethnopharmacol Β· 2022
PMID 36610135
Platycodon grandiflorus root extract activates hepatic PI3K/PIP3/Akt insulin signaling by enriching gut Akkermansia muciniphila in high fat diet fed mice
Phytomedicine Β· 2023
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