Platycodon
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.
Platycodon grandiflorus (from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat", and κώδων (kódon) meaning "bell") is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon.
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Platycodon grandiflorus (from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat", and κώδων (kódon) meaning "bell") is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon. It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East). It is commonly known as balloon flower (referring to the balloon-shaped flower buds), Chinese bellflower, or platycodon.
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Loài này có nguồn gốc từ Đông Á (Trung Quốc, Hàn Quốc, Nhật Bản và Viễn Đông Nga, Đông Siberi) với các hoa lớn màu xanh lam, mặc dù các thứ (biến chủng) có hoa màu trắng hay hồng cũng được trồng.. Thường được gọi là hoa bong bóng' (chỉ những nụ hoa có hình quả bóng), hoa chuông Trung Quốc hay platycodon.
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Uses
- Opens the lungs and clears phlegm.
- Soothes the throat; used for cough and sore throat.
- Reduces abscesses and inflammation.
- Moves qi and relieves chest fullness.
- Used as a lung-channel guiding herb.
Habitat & conservation
It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East).
Conservation
Platycodon has not been assessed by the IUCN Red List (NE). As a medicinal plant, it benefits from sustainable collection and propagation to protect wild genetic resources.
References
- 1Wikipedia – Platycodon — Wikipedia,
- 2Kew POWO – Platycodon grandiflorus — Plants of the World Online (Kew),
- 3Wikidata – Q805322 — Wikidata,