Today I would like to take you to learn about a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine with a long history and many people love - bellflower.
Platycodon is a common traditional Chinese medicine, also known as Dajiao, Stem Grass, etc., which is widely distributed in various parts of China and has extremely high medicinal value. Its taste is bitter, pungent, flat, enters the lungs and stomach two meridians, has the effects of promoting the lungs, relieving the pharynx, expelling phlegm, draining pus, etc., and has a significant effect on symptoms such as sore throat, cough and phlegm, abscess, etc.
The abundance of bellflower is that we can often find it in the field. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with erect stems and mostly pinnate compound leaves, which are emerald green in color and very beautiful. Its flower color is mostly blue or purple, small and exquisite, very cute. In terms of medicinal use, the rhizome of the bellflower is its main medicinal part and has extremely high medicinal value.
The medicinal use of bellflower has a long history, as early as the ancient medical book "Shennong's Materia Medica" has been recorded. Modern medical research has shown that bellflower has a variety of pharmacological effects such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and sedative, and has significant effects on a variety of diseases. At the same time, bellflower is also a very safe Chinese herbal medicine, and there is no obvious *** on the human body when taken for a long time
When using bellflower, we can decoction it into a medicinal soup or use it in combination with other herbs. At the same time, bellflower can also be made into dietary remedies, such as stewed lean pork with bellflower, which is both delicious and can play a role in curing diseases. When using bellflower, we should follow the doctor's advice and pay attention to the compatibility with other herbs.
In short, as a common Chinese herbal medicine, bellflower has extremely high medicinal value. We can understand the characteristics and efficacy of bellflower, and use bellflower rationally to help us get sick and strengthen our health. Let's take a closer look at this amazing treasure of Chinese medicine!