Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusPlatycodon
Scientific name with authorshipPlatycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Campanula gentianoides Lam.Campanula glauca Thunb.Campanula grandiflora Jacq.Platycodon autumnalis Decne.Platycodon chinensis Lindl. & PaxtonPlatycodon glaucus (Thunb.) NakaiPlatycodon glaucus f. albiflorus HondaPlatycodon glaucus f. albus MakinoPlatycodon glaucus f. bicolor MakinoPlatycodon glaucus f. subasepalus HondaPlatycodon glaucus f. violaceus MakinoPlatycodon glaucus var. duplex (Makino) NakaiPlatycodon glaucus var. monanthus NakaiPlatycodon glaucus var. pentapetalus (Makino) MakinoPlatycodon glaucus var. planicorollatus MakinoPlatycodon glaucus var. rugosus MakinoPlatycodon glaucus var. subaphyllus NakaiPlatycodon glaucus var. subasepalus (Honda) NakaiPlatycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus (Honda) H.HaraPlatycodon grandiflorus f. angustifolius RegelPlatycodon grandiflorus f. bicolor (Makino) H.HaraPlatycodon grandiflorus f. leucanthus H.HaraPlatycodon grandiflorus f. monanthus (Nakai) Hyun S.KimPlatycodon grandiflorus f. subasepalus (Honda) H.HaraPlatycodon grandiflorus var. albus StubenrauchPlatycodon grandiflorus var. autumnalis (Decne.) VossPlatycodon grandiflorus var. candolleanus Franch.Platycodon grandiflorus var. duplex MakinoPlatycodon grandiflorus var. glaucus (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc.Platycodon grandiflorus var. japonicus StubenrauchPlatycodon grandiflorus var. mariesii LynchPlatycodon grandiflorus var. pentapetalus MakinoPlatycodon grandiflorus var. planicorollatus (Makino) NakaiPlatycodon grandiflorus var. rugosus (Makino) NakaiPlatycodon grandiflorus var. semiplenus StubenrauchPlatycodon grandiflorus var. striatus StubenrauchPlatycodon mariesii (Lynch) Wittm.Platycodon mariesii f. albonanus H.HaraPlatycodon mariesii f. striatus (Stubenrauch) H.HaraPlatycodon mariesii var. albus Wittm.Platycodon sinensis Lem.Wahlenbergia grandiflora (Jacq.) Schrad.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier144523-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.