Chinese: jie geng
English: platycodon root, balloon flower root
Pharmaceutical: Platycodi Radix
Properties: Bitter, acrid, balanced
Standard Species: Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.
Platycodon grandiflorus – Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
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