State/School

California License Exam, Pacific College Comps

Pharm Name

Platycodi Radix

Common Name

Platycodon Root

Category

Warm & Transform Cold-Phlegm

Ingredients

Taste

Bitter, Acrid

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Neutral

Action / Indication

1. Opens up and disseminates the Lung qi, dispels phlegm, and benefits the throat: for cough or wheezing with profuse sputum, throat pain, and loss of voice. Can be used for cough with profuse sputum from either cold or heat. 
2. Pushes out pus: for expelling pus associated with Lung abscess or throat abscess. The traditional disease of Lung abscess is marked by fevers, chest pain, coughing of yellow sputum with a fishy smell, along with coughing up of blood and pus. 
3. Opens up and raises the Lung qi while also directing the actions of other herbs to the upper regions of the body: used not only to reinforce the actions of other herbs that clear and drain the upper burner, but also whenever the actions of a formula should be focused on the upper regions of the body. 

Treatment Principles

Circulates Blocked Lung Qi
Expels Phlegm
Expels Pus
Benefits the Throat
Lifts Qi Upwards

Contraindication

Use caution for chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum due to yin deficiency.

Dosages

3-9g. Honey-fry to bring moisture back to the lungs.

Meridians

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