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Pin Yin: jie geng
Common name: balloonflower root
Botanical family: Campanulaceae
Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. D.C.
Primary action: Transform Cold Phlegm
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi
Temperature: neutral
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Lu
Actions:
moves Lung Qi and expels Phlegm; used for both Wind Cold and Wind
Heat when combined with other herbs.
Promotes draining of pus, especially of lungs or throat.
Relieves irritation of throat and loss of voice due to Yin Vacuity,
Hot Phlegm or Exterior Heat.
Guides herbs in a formula to the upper body.
(See
Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs
;
Hot Phlegm Blocking Lungs
;
Heat Toxin
.)
Indications: cough, sore throat, hoarse voice, focal distension,
chest oppression
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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