[[File:Balloon Flower.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Platycodon Grandiflora]]
Other Names: Jie-Geng, Platycodon grandiflora, Platycodon root, Chinese bellflower<br>
A hardy perennial featuring star-like, blue-violet flowers. Plants will bloom all summer long.The root of the plant is mainly used as medicine and as a dietary supplement.<br> See also : [[Yin Qiao]]
==Special Precautions of Balloon Flower==
* Contraindicated in hemoptysis and tuberculosis