Chinese name:

Source:

Platycodi radix - root

Nature:

• balanced (slightly warm, strongly cold, non-toxic, mildly toxic, light, yin within yang)

Taste:

• bitter, pungent (sweet, dense)

Tropism:

• lungs (heart, spleen, stomach, gallbladder)

Direction of action:

• descending

Effects:

• relaxes the lungs

• raises Fei Qi
• transforms Tan
• expels pus

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standardly 6 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for chronic cough due to yin deficiency, not to be used in cases of vomiting and dizziness