Platycodon grandiflorum has a certain therapeutic effect on cough and phlegm, chest tightness, sore throat, hoarseness, lung carbuncle spitting pus, etc. The specific efficacy of the treatment varies from person to person, and the use of medication needs to follow the doctor’s instructions.
Platycodon grandiflorum is made from the dried roots of Platycodon grandiflorum, family Platycodonaceae, bitter, pungent, flat, belonging to the lung meridian. It has the efficacy of promoting the lung, expelling phlegm, inducing phlegm and draining pus, and is used as the main treatment for cough and phlegm, chest tightness, sore throat and hoarseness, and lung carbuncle and pus spitting and other diseases.
For the above indications, Platycodon grandiflorum has a certain therapeutic effect, but the specific efficacy varies from person to person. It should be noted that excessive dosage of this product may lead to nausea and vomiting.
This product is ascending and dispersing in nature, and should not be used in cases of upward reversal of qi, vomiting, choking, coughing, dizziness, and coughing up blood due to yin deficiency and fire exuberance. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
Specific medication should be under the guidance of a specialist, not unauthorized use of medication.