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Balloon Flower

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Balloon Flower
A perennial herb with saponins, the root of which is a bronchodilator and expectorant; it is used for abdominal pain, bronchitis, chest pain, colds, cough, diarrhea, oral abscesses, RTIs, sore throat, tonsillitis. Per the WHO, there are no current uses supported by valid data
balloon flower,
n Latin name:
Platycodon grandiflorum; part used: roots; uses: cough aid, antiinflammatory, expectorant, infections of the upper respiratory area; precautions: none known.
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A few of these helpful plants are: balloon flower (Platycodi grandiflori, Jie Geng), chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ju Hua), buddleia (Buddleia officinalis, Mi Meng Hua), forsythia (Forsythia suspensa, Lian Qiao), white peony (Paeonia lactiflora, Bai Shao Yao), and red peony (Paeonia rubrae, Chi Shao Yao).
Medicinal herbs in your backyard: see the setting outside your door ... by Nowakowski, Rachel / New Life Journal
This was an auction record for the artist, but it almost seemed disappointing given the predictions that he might beat the US pop artist Jeff Koons, whose Balloon Flower sold in June for £12.
£111m Damien Hirst total sets record for one-artist auction by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Traditional Chinese Medicine This treatment aims to improve lung energy with remedies such as plantain seed, balloon flower root, honeysuckle flowers, or gardenia fruit.
Herbal Medicines for Common Breathing Problems by Francis Adam / Health, general community
 
 
 
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