Jie Geng Wan (Platycodon)

Min Shan Jie Geng Wan

Min Shan Jie Geng Wan Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Helps to Stop Cough, Expels excess Phlegm, Promotes the Discharge of Pus, Benefits the Throat, and Directs Herbs to the Chest and Throat.

Indications:
Phlegm heat, Lung heat, wind-heat or wind-cold presenting with cough with copious clear, white or yellow phlegm, hoarseness, sore throat, plum pit Qi sensation in the throat, wheezing, labored breathing. Also an important adjunctive formula for lung or throat abscess due to toxic-heat, presenting with fever, chest pain, cough with yellow fishy smelling, sticky sputum or pus. Tongue: white greasy coat Pulse: slippery.**

Biomedical Applications:
Jie geng can help with upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, emphysema, pulmonary abscess.*

Standard Dosage:
8 pills, 3 x day.

Clinical Dosage:
Administer Jie Geng Wan half an hour before or one hour after eating. In severe cases or in the initial phases of treatment, dosage may be increased to 8-12 pills 3 times per day, and then reduced to a maintenance dose as the treatment takes effect. Jie Geng Wan may be used medium to long-term for several weeks to several months.**

Ingredients:
Platycodon grandiflorum root. – Jie geng.

Platycodon Grandiflorum, also known as the balloon flower or the Chinese bellflower, and Jie Geng, is an herb native to the East Asian countryside. The blooms are popular with youth as they have bright blooms that audibly pop when squeezed. Platycodon roots are thick and full of beneficial enzymes and nutrients. Our Jie Geng Wan teapills use high quality dried roots prepared the traditional way.

Cautions & Contraindications:
Contraindicated for patients with true hemoptysis. Use with caution for chronic cough due to Yin deficiency. Use with caution in patients with nausea, as the rising nature of Jie geng/platycodon may cause Stomach Qi to rise.**

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.