About Platycodon
Balloon flower root (Jie Geng), a TCM expectorant also eaten as a food (doraji) in Korea. Contains platycodin saponins with preclinical anti-inflammatory and lipid-modulating activity; a few small human studies on body fat exist but are low quality. Mostly a blend/food component.
What Platycodon supports
- Traditional expectorant herb; saponins show preclinical activity
How much Platycodon to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
100–1000
mg
No established therapeutic dose; nominal range for a blend component.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Preclinical plus a few low-quality human studies.