Radix Platycodonis 추출물 is produced from the dried root of Platycodon grandiflorus, known as Jie Geng in traditional Chinese medicine. The root is processed 및 추출물ed using water or ethanol-water methods to concentrate triterpenoid saponins, including platycodin D, deapioplatycodin D, 및 platycoside E.
In TCM, Jie Geng is classified as a lung-opening herb that promotes expectoration, soothes sore throat, 및 facilitates the upward distribution of other medicines. Modern pharmacology confirms its expectorant, 항염증, immunomodulatory, 및 mucosal-protective activities. It is commercially used in respiratory health supplements, cough syrups, herbal formulations, 및 as a traditional food ingredient in East Asian cuisine.