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Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorum

Balloon Flower · Chieh-Keng · Jie-Geng · Ballon-Glockenblume (DE) · Ballonblume · Ballonklokje · Balloon-flower · Balloon-flower (EN) · Balon çiçeği · Campanule à grandes fleurs · Chinese-bellflower · Cát cánh · Großblütige Ballonblume · Kikio · Léggömbvirág · Rozwar wielkokwiatowy · balloon flower

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan, Indochina, Japan*, BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Appendicitis, Astringent, Bronchitis, Cancer

Science studied: ARSENIC, ASH, BETULIN, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Campanulaceae

Scientific name: Platycodon grandiflorum

Common names: Balloon Flower, Chieh-Keng, Jie-Geng, Ballon-Glockenblume (DE), Ballonblume, Ballonklokje, Balloon-flower, Balloon-flower (EN), Balon çiçeği, Campanule à grandes fleurs, Chinese-bellflower, Cát cánh, Großblütige Ballonblume, Kikio, Léggömbvirág, Rozwar wielkokwiatowy, balloon flower

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Japan, Indochina, Japan*, BE.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Appendicitis
Astringent
Bronchitis
Cancer
Chill
Cold
Cough
Demulcent

show 24 more documented entries

Diarrhea
Drainage
Dyspepsia
Expectorant
Inflammation
Laryngitis
Lung
Nausea
Pneumonia
Sedative
Sore
Swelling
Throat
Tonic
Tonsillitis
Vermifuge
Abscess
Suppurative
Bowel
Carminative
Fever
Hypertension
Piscicide
Stomachic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

China
Elsewhere
Japan
Indochina
Japan*
BE

Documented cultural uses

Appendicitis
Astringent
Bronchitis
Cancer
Chill
Cold
Cough
Demulcent
Diarrhea
Drainage
Dyspepsia
Expectorant

show 20 more documented entries

Inflammation
Laryngitis
Lung
Nausea
Pneumonia
Sedative
Sore
Swelling
Throat
Tonic
Tonsillitis
Vermifuge
Abscess
Suppurative
Bowel
Carminative
Fever
Hypertension
Piscicide
Stomachic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Appendicitis · China · "
Astringent · Elsewhere · "
Bronchitis · Japan · "
Cancer · China · "
Cancer · Elsewhere · "
Chill · China · "
Cold · China · "
Cough · China · "
Cough · Indochina · "
Demulcent · China · "
Diarrhea · China · "
Drainage · Japan* · "
Dyspepsia · China · "
Expectorant · Japan* · "
Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
Inflammation · Elsewhere · "
Laryngitis · China · "
Lung · China · "
Nausea · China · "
Pneumonia · China · "
Sedative · China · "
Sedative · Indochina · "
Sedative · Elsewhere · "
Sore · China · "

17 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Platycodon grandiflorum polysaccharide identified via activity-guided screening: structure, immunostimulatory activity, and glycolysis-mediated mechanism. · 2026 source ↗
<i>Platycodon grandiflorum</i>: from phytochemical diversity to polysaccharides' prominent bioactivities and edible-medicinal applications. · 2026 source ↗
Mechanistic investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of platycodon grandiflorum extract in periodontitis based on network pharmacology and experimental validation. · 2026 source ↗