The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Platycodon grandiflorum, how to eat Platycodon grandiflorum

1. Efficacy and Function

Platycodon has three main functions and uses: ornamental, edible and medicinal. It has high ornamental value, a long flowering period, bright and beautiful flowers, and is suitable for home potted cultivation or roadside flower bed planting, which can help beautify the environment. Platycodon can be used in cooking. In Korea, Northeast China and other places, it is often eaten as home-cooked kimchi and has high nutritional value. Its roots can be used as medicine, which has the effects of helping to relieve phlegm, treating dry and itchy throat, chronic pharyngitis, and reducing allergic reactions.

2. Precautions

1. Pregnant women and women during menstruation are prohibited from eating it: Platycodon grandiflorum is cold in nature and pregnant women and women during menstruation cannot eat it. Pregnant women are in a special situation and have stricter dietary requirements. Some cold foods are not suitable for them, otherwise they will have an adverse effect on the fetus. For women during menstruation, taking large amounts of Platycodon grandiflorum can cause menstrual disorders and irregular menstruation, and even symptoms such as dysmenorrhea.

2. Do not take it for a long time: If you take this kind of cold medicine or food for a long time and in large quantities. It may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even cause problems with the body's metabolism.

3. Do not take it with incompatible foods: Do not take it with pork, longan, or bletilla striata, otherwise it will cause physical discomfort.

3. How to eat Platycodon grandiflorum

1. Cold dishes: Using Platycodon grandiflorum to make cold dishes or pickles will make the taste more refreshing and the nutritional value higher.

2. Hot dishes: You can use Platycodon grandiflorum to stir-fry dishes, such as stir-fried Platycodon grandiflorum seedlings, stir-fried Platycodon grandiflorum with shredded pork, etc., which help to enhance the body's immune function, strengthen the body and eliminate diseases, and beautify the skin.

3. Make soup or porridge: You can make Platycodon porridge. Wash the Platycodon and add appropriate amount of water to boil the juice. Pour the fried juice into the pot, add washed rice and cook porridge. Or you can make Platycodon grandiflorum soup. Prepare Platycodon grandiflorum and licorice. Wash them clean and put them in the pot. Add appropriate amount of water and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also add Platycodon grandiflorum when other ingredients are being boiled.

4. Make tea: Drinking tea made with Platycodon grandiflorum is good for the stomach and intestines, and can also eliminate phlegm and suppuration.