Jie Geng

Ingredient Information

Name:

Jie Geng

桔梗

Pharmaceutical Name:

Platycodi Radix

Alternate Name:

Platycodon

Japanese Name:

Kikyo

Allergens:

None

Materia Medica Categories

Chapter:	Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing
Section:	Transform Cold-Phlegm

Symptoms

TCM Patterns

Cold-Heat
Lung Qi-Stagnant
Phlegm-Heat
Yin-Deficient

Tongue

None Listed

Pulse

None Listed

Contraindications

Cough - chronic
Yin Deficiency
Cough W/ Blood

Ingredients

Pin Yin	Common Name	中文	Pct
Jie Geng	Platycodon	桔梗	100.00%

Treatment Principles

Raise Qi
Soothe the Throat
Release the Exterior
Transform Phlegm
Expel Pus
Open the Lungs
Disseminate Lung Qi
Dispel Phlegm
Benefit the Throat

Properties

Channels

Lung (100%)

Properties

Neutral (100%)

Tastes

Bitter (50%)
Acrid (50%)

Literature

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This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.