Platycodon ( 橘梗 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Platycodi Grandiflori
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Ju Geng
Common
English Name
Platycodon
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Neutral
Taste
Bitter, acrid
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Stomach
Common
Usages
This neutral herb is used in many cold and flu formulas to enhance expectoration
and expel pus from abscesses in Lungs or throat; also used to treat laryngitis
(TCM: Lung or skin imbalances; hot or cold conditions).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Circulates Lung Qi and expels Phlegm; promotes Yin; promotes discharge of
pus; benefits throat; directs the effect of other herbs upward; tonifies
and sedates.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache; Fritillaria Extract Tablet; Ginseng and Atractylodes; Ginseng
and Zizyphus; Lonicera and Forsythia; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
-
Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there is Blood in the sputum (as in tuberculosis). Do not
use in large quantities, as it may cause nausea and vomiting.
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