Black Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
黑桔梗兰hēi jié gěng lánHeijiegenglan
Platycodon grandiflorus · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black Balloon Flower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromePhlegm Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Black Balloon Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit ImmuneBenefit LungBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Platycodon grandiflorus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Immune14 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Lung22 records, 10 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cough8 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome36 records, 6 in people
- Phlegm Syndrome5 records, 3 in people