Platycodon(桔梗)

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.

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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.