Radix platycodi

Common Name:  balloon flower, Chinese bellflower, platycodon, Platycodon Root

Chinese Name: Jiegeng

Platycodaon grandiflorum has taste sweet and then bitter. In traditional Chinese medicine, the rhizome of P. grandiflorus has been widely used. P. grandiflorus is mainly used as an expectorant, which has significant effects in treating cough, phlegm, chest tightness, sore throats, and other disorders.

M. Y. Ji, A. Bo, M. Yang, J. F. Xu, L. L. Jiang, B. C. Zhou, M. H. li, settings Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceReview The Pharmacological Effects and Health Benefits of Platycodon grandiflorus—A Medicine Food Homology Species, Foods, 9(2),142, 2020.