Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
桔梗jié gěngJiegeng
Platycodon grandiflorus · Plant
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Indications
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Balloon Flower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cough With Profuse PhlegmDribbling Urinary BlockDysenteryIn Chest & Rib-side Pain FullnessPulmonary Welling Abscess With Hacking Of Pus & BloodPain In Throat Swelling
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Balloon Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Diffuse LungDisinhibit ThroatDispel PhlegmExpel Pus