Although the name is similar, but two completely different plants, the main difference is that one is an ornamental flower, one is a traditional Chinese medicine.
1. Eustoma is an ornamental flower, belongs to Gentian perennial plants, this flower does not have any medicinal value, can not be used as medicine.
2. Platycodon grandiflorum is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, is the dried root of Platycodon grandiflorum, has the efficacy of declaring the lungs, facilitating the pharynx, expectorating phlegm, and draining pus, and is used for coughing phlegm, chest tightness, sore throat, mute, and carbuncle pus. It can be combined with perilla, almond, licorice, burdock and other traditional Chinese medicines. It should be noted that those who have a long cough with deficiency of Yin, Qi reversal and coughing up blood should not take it.
Platycodon grandiflorum and Platycodon grandiflorum can not be mixed, the use of Platycodon grandiflorum need to be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not apply on your own to avoid causing damage to the organism.