| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Platycodon grandiflorus |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 桔梗 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | JIE GENG |
| Herb name in English: | Balloonflower |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Neutral |
| Herb flavor: | Mild,Pungent,Bitter |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Lung |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | root |
| Herb effect: | To diffuse lung, dispel phlegm, disinhibit throat, expel pus. |
| Herb indication: | 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. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 3507 |
| HERB id: | HERB002876 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00216 |