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Balloon Flower Root 桔梗
Jié Gěng · Platycodon grandiflorus (Radix)
Transform Phlegm 化痰- Nature
- Neutral 平
- Flavour
- Bitter, pungent 苦、辛
- Channels
- Lung 肺
- Part used
- Root
- Species
- Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.
- Origin
- NE & N China; Korea
Traditional actions
Opens and disperses Lung qi, expels phlegm, benefits the throat, and "guides" other herbs upward.
Traditionally used for
Cough with phlegm, sore/hoarse throat, chest congestion.