Class: Transform Phlegm to Relieve Cough and Dyspnoea
Subclass: Transform Hot and Cold Phlegm
Name:
Pinyin: Jie Geng.
Pharmaceutical: Radix Platycodi Grandiflori
Other names: Bai Jie Geng, Ku Jie Geng
Description: Platycodon Root.
Properties:
Nature: Neutral.
Taste: Bitter, pungent.
Organ: Lungs.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Stimulates the Lung dispersing and descending functions.
Transforms Phlegm.
Drains the pus.
Comparisons:
Ma Dou Ling relieves breathlessness and cough due to Lung-Heat.
Warning:
Contraindications: Coughing up of blood.
Hard dry sputum.